Question

91) Any princely state under the direct or indirect control of
the East India Company where the ruler did not have a
legal male heir would be annexed by the company. This
policy was devised by
A) Lord Curzon
B) Lord Bentinck
C) Lord Macaulay
D) Lord Dalhousie​

Answer 1

Answer:

Any princely state under the direct or indirect control of the East India Company where the ruler did not have a legal male heir would be annexed by the company. This policy was devised by

A) Lord Curzon

B) Lord Bentinck

C) Lord Macaulay

D) Lord Dalhousie✔️

Answer 2

This policy was devised by Lord Dalhousie.

• Lord Dalhousie devised the policy of Doctrine of Lapse which means that any princely state under the direct or indirect control of  the East India Company where the ruler did not have a  legal male heir would be annexed by the company.
• Lord Dalhousie was the Governor General of India and applied this policy to expand annexation limits of the East India Company.