Question

detail of imagine that you are adopted son daughter of a ruler of one of the Indian states and you have been deprived of inheriting the Crown as well as property under the policy of doctrine of lapse how will you react to react to this ​

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The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy followed widely by Lord Dalhousie when he was India’s Governor-General from 1848 to 1856. It was used as an administrative policy for the extension of British Paramountcy. Important for IAS Exam, aspirants should know the facts about the Doctrine of Lapse from prelims and mains perspectives.

This article will introduce the Doctrine of Lapse along with its feature and names of the states annexed under the policy.

Doctrine of Lapse – UPSC History