Question

4.
adopted the policy of
Doctrine of Lapse to extend the British
Empire in India.

Answer 1

Answer:

Doctrine of lapse was the pro-imperialist approach to expand the realm of British Kingdom in India. It was introduced by Dal _house. The Doctrine equipped with an idea to annex those states which have no heir, get lapsed the right of ruling and it will not reverted by adoption.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Lord Dalhousie adopted the doctrine of lapse in which he asked the landowners and farmers to claim their property through their paperworks. Due to illiteracy and discrimination in government formalities they had no proof to claim their properties. The britishers adopted many more policies of policies of subsidiary alliances which included doctrine of lapse, disrespect with Bahadur shah Zafar and nana saheb.