Multiple choice

'Doctrine of lapse' was applied by:

  1. Lord Wellesley

  2. Lord Canning

  3. Lord Dalhousie

  4. Lord William Bentinck

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Explanation

The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy applied by Lord Dalhousie, the Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856. It stated that any princely state under British influence would be annexed if the ruler died without a natural male heir.