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8th -
10thgrade
Doctrine of lapse
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Dalhousie applied the doctrine of lapse on 3 territories
Jammu and Kashmir,
Andhra Pradesh and
Jhansi
Satara,
Arunachal pradesh and
West Bengal
Satara,
Jhansi and Nagpur
Bengal,
Madhya Pradesh and
Maharashtra
- 2. Fill in the Blank
The annexation of these states caused ___________ resentment among the indian rulers and became a potent factor responsible for outbreak of revolt of _________.
- 3. Multiple Choice
The factors responsible for success of the British were:
Superior military resources of the states
Naval supremacy of the British
Inferior economic resources of the Company
Lack of organised and efficient administration in Indian States
Lack of organized and efficient administration in British states
- 4. Multiple Choice
The weakness of the Indian states were fully exploited by
The British
The East India Company
The Americans
The West India Company
- 5. Multiple Choice
Nana Saheb was the adopted son of
Balaji Bajirao
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Peshwa Baji Rao ll
Ramchandra Pant Amatya
- 6. Multiple Choice
The Nawab of awadh signed ____________ with__________
the subsidary aliance , wellesly
the treaty of paris , dalhousie
- 7. Multiple Choice
The british __________ the Nawab from external and _________ invasions
destroyed , external
protected , internal
destroyed , internal
protected , external
- 8. Multiple Choice
The nawab__________the british and this led to the __________
had to pay , loss of money for awadh
didn't pay , war between british and awadh
got money form , rise of money for awadh
- 9. Multiple Choice
Awadh was a ____________ state.
populated
subsidiary
unsubsidiary
- 10. Multiple Choice
The policy of maladministration would become the cause of the ______________.
revolt of 1986
revolt of 1857
revolt of 1876
revolt of 1989
- 11. Multiple Choice
Multiple choice Questions:
Which of the following did Lord Dalhousie apply to peacefully annex territories?
Doctrine of lapse
War
Subsidiary Alliances
Maladministration
- 12. Multiple Choice
By when did the british established a paramount power in India
1985
1756
1858
1899
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who had naval supremacy
Indians
The East India Company
The British
The Americans
- 14. Multiple Choice
Dalhousie brought charges of maladministration on the ________and annexed Awadh in _______.
Jhansi , 1876
Nawab , 1856
Satara , 1865
Nawab , 1847
- 15. Multiple Choice
Who was the last governor in 1848-56
Nana Saheb
Baji Rao II
Lord Dalhousie
Voltaire
- 16. Multiple Choice
The payment of ____________ to the company exhausted the state treasury.
Taxes
Trading activities
Annual subsidies
- 17. Multiple Choice
Lord Dalhousie brought charges of ___________ or ______________ against the nawab.
Misgovernment , treaty of paris
Misgovernment, maladministration
Government , maladministration
- 18. Multiple Choice
When was Awadh annexed?
Awadh was annexed in 1858
Awadh was annexed in 1857
Awadh was annexed in 1856
Awadh was annexed in 1859
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is Doctrine of Lapse
It was a peaceful way of annexing subordinate indian states.
It was formulated by Nana Saheb.
This also meant that the rulers could not adopt sons without the permission of the company. This was also a part of age old hindu islamic traditions.
According to the Doctrine of lapse, any subsidiary state where the ruler died without a natural female heir would automatically lapse to the East India Company.
- 20. Multiple Choice
By ________ the English East India Company had brought the whole of India under its control.
1876
1987
1856
1857
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