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The policy by which Dalhousie annexed states whose rulers had no natural heir was the:
- aSubsidiary Alliance
- bDoctrine of Lapse
- cPermanent Settlement
- dRyotwari system
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
Answer
Doctrine of Lapse
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Explanation
Satara, Jhansi and Nagpur were annexed under it.
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