Consider the following statements about The Doctrine of Lapse 1 This was the final wave of annexatio...........

Modern Indian History 1857-1885

Consider the following statements about The Doctrine of Lapse

1. This was the final wave of annexations, occurred under Lord Dalhousie who was the GovernorGeneral from 1848 to 1856.

2. The doctrine declared that if an Indian ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would “lapse”, that is, becomes part of neighboring territory.

Which of the above statement is/ are correct?

1 Only

2 Only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

The Doctrine of Lapse – The final wave of annexations occurred under Lord Dalhousie who was the Governor-General from 1848 to 1856. He devised a policy that came to be known as the Doctrine of Lapse. The doctrine declared that if an Indian ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would “lapse”, that is, become part of Company territory. One kingdom after another was annexed simply by applying this doctrine: Satara (1848), Sambalpur (1850), Udaipur (1852), Nagpur (1853) and Jhansi (1854).