Question

______ was the Governor General who annexed the princely states.

Options

• Umaji Naik

• War of Independence

• Lord Dalhousie

• Secretary of State

• Tatya Tope

Answer 1

Lord Dalhousie was the Governor General who annexed the princely states.

Explanation:

Lord Dalhousie was the Governor General who took control of the princely states. The doctrine of lapse was the annexation policy, which was applied by Lord Dalhousie in India before 1858.