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Question
State any two political causes responsible for the First War of Independence.
Solution
Two of the important political causes responsible for the First War of Independence were:
- The British policy of annexing kingdoms was under the pretext of inefficient administration by the rulers.
- The Doctrine of Lapse, introduced by Lord Dalhousie, imposed the unsentimental law of 'no adoption policy’ for rulers and the lapse of the kingdom into the hands of the British without a natural heir.
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