Multiple choice general knowledge

Who protested against the British for not being allowed to adopt a successor?

  1. Bahadur Shah Zafar

  2. Lal Hanumant Singh

  3. Raja Kunwar Singh

  4. Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi
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Explanation

Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi protested against the British when they refused to recognize her adopted son as the heir to the throne under the Doctrine of Lapse. This policy allowed the British to annex any princely state where a ruler died without a male biological heir. Her defiance became one of the key triggers of the 1857 Indian Rebellion.

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