1. Lord Dalhousie
  2. Lord Bentick
  3. Lord Curzon
  4. Lord Ripon
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Answer: Option 1

Oudh (1856) is widely believed to have under the Doctrine of Lapse. However it was annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the pretext of mis-governance. The princely state of Kittur was taken over by the East India Company in 1824 by imposing a 'doctrine of lapse'.

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