Consider the following statements about the policy of Doctrine of Lapse 1 It was introduced by Lord ...........

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Consider the following statements about the policy of Doctrine of Lapse

1.It was introduced by Lord Cornwallis.

2.Under this doctrine, an adopted child cannot become the heir to the throne.

3.Hyderabad was the first state to be annexed by the British under this doctrine

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Only One

Only Two

All Three

None

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Explanation:

2 only

The statement that the Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by Lord Cornwallis is incorrect. The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by Lord Dalhousie, the Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856.

The statement that under this doctrine, an adopted child cannot become the heir to the throne is correct. The Doctrine of Lapse was a policy where if a ruler of a princely state died without a natural heir, the state would lapse, and the British East India Company would annex it.

The statement that Hyderabad was the first state to be annexed by the British under this doctrine is incorrect. The Doctrine of Lapse was applied to various states, but Hyderabad was not the first state to be annexed under this policy. Satara and Jaitpur were among the early states annexed under this doctrine.