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NDA 2021 GAT · General Knowledge · Modern India and British Rule · medium

The Doctrine of Lapse, under which a princely state without a natural male heir could be annexed, was applied most extensively by

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The Doctrine of Lapse, under which a princely state without a natural male heir could be annexed, was applied most extensively by
  1. A. Lord Canning
  2. B. Lord Dalhousie
  3. C. Lord Wellesley
  4. D. Lord Cornwallis
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Answer: (B) Lord Dalhousie

Dalhousie (1848-56) annexed Satara, Jhansi, Nagpur and Sambalpur by lapse, and Awadh on grounds of misrule. These actions fuelled resentment before 1857. Wellesley used subsidiary alliances, Cornwallis the Permanent Settlement, and Canning ended the practice after 1857 by recognising adoption.
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