GK
INDIAN HISTORY
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
States were allowed to adopt son as an heir.
|
|
|
States were not allowed to adopt son as an heir.
|
|
|
According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army.
|
|
|
None of these
|
Detailed explanation-1: -It was customary for a ruler without a natural heir to ask the British government whether he could adopt a son to succeed him. Dalhousie concluded that if such permission were refused, the state would “lapse” and thereby become part of the British possessions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lord Dalhousie who was the Governor-general of India from 1848-1856 devised a policy that came to be known as “Doctrine of Lapse". This policy declared that if an Indian ruler died without a male heir, his kingdom would be lapsed and would become part of Company territory.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Doctrine of Lapse was a political weapon used by Lord Dalhousie to expand the British Empire in India by acquiring more territories. The Hindu law permitted Hindu kings to adopt their successors, but, according to Dalhousie’s doctrine, they had to seek the permission of the Company to do so.