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SSC Selection Post 2025 PYQ — Question 21

SSC Selection Post - Matriculation Level - 1st August 2025 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q21

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Match the following with the associated policies.
1. Warren Hastings       -   (a) Doctrine of Lapse
2. Dalhousie       -       (b) Subsidiary Alliance
3. Wellesley       -       (c) Ring Fence Policy

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

Option 2 (1 -- c, 2 -- a, 3 -- b) is correct.

  • 1. Warren Hastings — (c) Ring Fence Policy: Aimed at creating buffer zones to defend the East India Company's frontiers.

  • 2. Dalhousie — (a) Doctrine of Lapse: Used to annex princely states without a natural male heir (e.g., Satara, Jhansi).

  • 3. Wellesley — (b) Subsidiary Alliance: Forced Indian rulers to maintain British troops in exchange for 'protection.'