GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Which of the following statement is not true about “Doctrine of Lapse”?
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It was started by Lord Dalhousie.
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It was in operations between 1848 and 1856.
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Nagpur was the first state annexed under this rule.
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Satara, jaipur, Jhansi and Nagpur states were annexed under this rule.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Nagpur was not the first state annexed under"Doctrine of Lapse"rule. Satara was the first state annexed under this rule. The doctrine of lapse was an annexation policy applied by the British East India Company in India until 1859.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first state to be annexed under Doctrine of lapse was Satara (1848) followed by Jaipur and Sambalpur (1849), Bhagat (1850), Udaipur (1852), Jhansi (1853), Nagpur (1854).
Detailed explanation-3: -Lord Dalhousie annexed Satara in 1848 and Nagpur and Jhansi in 1854 by applying doctrine of Lapse.
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