The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised…

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The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by which of the following Governor-Generals of India?

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The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by which of the following Governor-Generals of India?

  1. Lord Mayo
  2. Lord Dalhousie — Correct Answer
  3. Lord Wellesley
  4. Lord Canning
Explanation:

Lord Dalhousie is the correct answer.

  • The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy applied by the British East India Company in India until 1859.
  • It was devised by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856.
  • According to this doctrine, any Indian princely state under the suzerainty of the British East India Company would have its princely status abolished (and therefore be annexed into British India) if the ruler was either "manifestly incompetent or died without a male heir".
  • Satara (1848) was the first state to be annexed under this policy.

प्रश्न एवं उत्तर (हिंदी)

'व्यपगत का सिद्धांत' (Doctrine of Lapse) एक विलय नीति थी, जिसे भारत के निम्नलिखित में से किस गवर्नर-जनरल द्वारा तैयार किया गया था?

  1. लॉर्ड मेयो
  2. लॉर्ड डलहौजी — सही उत्तर
  3. लॉर्ड वेलेस्ली
  4. लॉर्ड कैनिंग
स्पष्टीकरण:

सही उत्तर लॉर्ड डलहौजी है।

  • व्यपगत का सिद्धांत (Doctrine of Lapse) एक विलय नीति थी जिसे लॉर्ड डलहौजी ने तैयार किया था।
  • लॉर्ड डलहौजी 1848 से 1856 तक भारत के गवर्नर-जनरल रहे थे।
  • इस नीति के अनुसार, यदि किसी भारतीय शासक की मृत्यु बिना किसी प्राकृतिक पुरुष उत्तराधिकारी (पुत्र) के हो जाती थी, तो उसका राज्य स्वतः ही ब्रिटिश साम्राज्य में मिला लिया जाता था। गोद लिए गए पुत्र को उत्तराधिकारी नहीं माना जाता था।
  • इस नीति के तहत सबसे पहले सतारा (1848) राज्य का विलय किया गया था।

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