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Which of the following statement/ statements is/are not true about the Doctrine ofLapse i. An annexation policy of Dalhousie.ii. It created resentment among Indian rulers.iii. The Indian rulers had to pay a subsidy for the maintenance of the British army. |
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Answer» Answer: Nagpur was not the first STATE annexed under"DOCTRINE of Lapse"rule. Satara was the first state annexed under this rule. The doctrine of lapse was an annexation policy applied by the British East India Company in India until 1859. ACCORDING to the doctrine, any Indian princely state under the suzerainty (RELATIONSHIP with or under policy with) of the British East India Company, as a vassal state under the British subsidiary system, would have its princely status abolished if the ruler was either "manifestly incompetent or died without a male heir". Explanation: |
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