Which one among the following is correct about the Doctrine of Lapse? (a) It did not allow the Indian rulers to adopt any heir
Which one among the following is correct about the Doctrine of Lapse?
(a) It did not allow the Indian rulers to adopt any heir
(b) It did not allow an adopted heir to rule a state after the death of the ruler
(c) It made the annexation of Indian State compulsory after the death of a ruler
(d) It made the annexation of Indian State compulsory if the adoption of heir had not been approved by the British authorities
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(d) Doctrine of lapse, in Indian history, formula devised by Lord Dalhousie, governor-general of India (1848-56), to deal with questions of succession to Hindu Indian states.
According to ‘Doctrine of Lapse’, if any ruler of a protected state died without a natural heir, the states’ authority will pass to the English East India Company. Annexation in the absence of a natural or adopted heir was enforced in the cases of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Baghat (1850), Chota Udaipur (1852), Jhansi (1853), and Nagpur (1854).