Who among the following adopted Doctrine of Lapse? (UPSC Prelims 1982)

Q. Who among the following adopted Doctrine of Lapse? (UPSC Prelims 1982)
Answer: Lord Dalhousie
Notes: The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General for the East India Company in India between 1848 and 1856. He supplanted the long-established right of an Indian sovereign without an heir to choose a successor.

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