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SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 36

SSC GD Constable (English) - 18th November 2021 Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q36

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Who among the following introduced the ’Doctrine of Lapse’?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Lord Dalhousie.

  • The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy followed widely by Lord Dalhousie.

  • He was India's Governor-General from 1848 to 1856.

  • According to this, any princely state under the direct or indirect (as a vassal) control of the East India Company where the ruler did not have a legal male heir would be annexed by the company.