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Question
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By which Governor General and when was the Carnatic state annexed?
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Lord Minto-1808
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Lord Wellesley-1801
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Sir John Shore-1797
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Lord Cornwallis-1792
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 1799, he was granted the Irish peerage title of Marquess Wellesley. He was also Lord Wellesley in the Peerage of Great Britain. He first made his name as fifth Governor-General of India between 1798 and 1805. He later served as Foreign Secretary in the British Cabinet and as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Lord Wellesley, the British Governor-General in India from 1798 to 1805, founded the theory of subsidiary alliance.
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