Which of following statements are true about lsquo Doctrine of Lapse rsquo 1 Under this doctrine whe...........

Ancient and Medival History Later Mughals and Advent of Europeans

Which of following statements are true about ‘Doctrine of Lapse’?

1.Under this doctrine, when a ruler of a state died without a natural heir then state would be annexed to British Dominions unless adopted heir got approval by the British authorities.

2.Satara was first state which was annexed under doctrine of lapse.

3.This doctrine was initiated under Dalhousie’s policy of annexation.

Codes:

1 and 2

2 and 3

1 and 3

all of the above

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Explanation:

The doctrine of lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General for the East India Company in India between 1848 and 1856. According to the doctrine, any princely state or territory under the direct influence (paramountcy) of the British East India Company (the dominant imperial power in the subcontinent), as a vassal state under the British subsidiary system, would automatically be annexed if the ruler was either "manifestly incompetent or died without a male heir".