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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 26

SSC CHSL - 12th October 2020 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q26

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Who introduced the 'Doctrine of Lapse'?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Lord Dalhousie.

According to the Doctrine of Lapse, any princely state that was under the control of the East India Company where the ruler died without a legal male successor would be taken over by the company.
Lord Lytton
  • Lytton was appointed the Governor-General and Viceroy of India in 1876.
  • Introduced the vernacular press act.
Lord Wellesley
  • Lord Wellesley (as Governor-General) came to India in 1798.
  • The doctrine of subsidiary alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley.
Lord Canning
  • Lord Canning served as Governor-General of India from 1856 to 1862.
  • Indian Councils Act of 1861.