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Railways PYQCBT 1 2020

RRB NTPC · Question 34

Who devised the policy of Doctrine of Lapse?

  1. Lord Dalhousie

  2. General Dyer

  3. Lord Hastings

  4. Lord Clive

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Answer: (A) Lord Dalhousie

Explanation

Lord Dalhousie (Governor-General 1848–1856) applied the Doctrine of Lapse to annex states such as Satara, Jhansi and Nagpur.