INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

GS History Modern India
Q.

Consider the following statements about the “Doctrine of Lapse” implemented by Lord Dalhousie:

1. It restricted the right of adopted son to succeed to the personal property of chieftain.

2. Satara was the first Indian state to be annexed.

3. After the death of a ruler, the adopted heir could still rule the state with prior British approval.

Select the correct answer using code given below.

Explanation:
  • The doctrine recognized the right of adopted son to succeed to the personal property of the chieftain,but drew a distinction between succession to private property and succession to the royal gaddi.
  • Other statements are correct. The approval aspect was indeed an option provided to rulers, although British rarely allowed such cases.

Thus, Option B is Correct.

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