Question

Arrange the following in the correct order:
The ‘Doctrine of Lapse’
a. Udaipur
b. Awadh
c. Jhansi
d. Nagpur
i. abdc
ii. adcb
iii. abdc
iv. dbca

Answer 1

Explanation:

Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousie as per which any princely state or territory under the British East India Company would automatically be annexed if the ruler died without a male heir. States annexed under this policy were:

1. The States of Satara (1848 AD)

2. Jaipur (1849 AD)

3. Sambhalpur (1849 AD)

4. Bahat (1850 A.D)

5. Udaipur (1852 AD)

6. Jhansi (1853 AD)

7. Nagpur (1854 AD)

Answer 2

Nagpur in1852 Udaipur in 1853
Jhansi in 1854 and finally Awadh in 1857