INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MODERN INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Nana Sahib the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II had become a great enemy of the British because
A
The Queen had humiliated him
B
He had lost his title
C
The British had stopped his pension
D
His estate had been snatched from him
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nana Saheb pleaded that he be given his father’s pension when the latter died.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Doctrine of lapse imposed by the governor-general of East-India Company Lord Dalhousie for the expansion of British rule in India and the uprising Sepoy Rebellion of 1857 was the main reason for Nana Saheb’s grievance.

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