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प्रश्न
Choose the correct answer:
The widespread resentment against annexations expressed itself in the Revolt of________.
विकल्प
1849
1861
1857
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उत्तर
The widespread resentment against annexations expressed itself in the Revolt of 1857.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank:
Mir Jafar was deposed because he was unable to meet the demands of the __________.
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
Name the British trading settlement in Madras
This picture portrays a momentous event in 1765, involving a British Governor and a Mughal emperor wherein the Mughal emperor is conveying the grant of the Diwani to the governor.

What is the significance of this grant of the Diwani?
Fill in the blank:
Dalhousie annexed Awadh on the grounds of ____________.
Match the Column:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Subsidiary Alliance | (a) Ruler of the Sikh kingdom |
| 2. Hyder Ali | (b) paramount power in India |
| 3. Ranjit Singh | (c) Ruler of Mysore |
| 4. The doctrine of Lapse | (d) Lord Wellesley |
| 5. English East India Company | (e) Lord Dalhousie |
Choose the correct answer:
The Maratha chiefs were united under the leadership of ___________ during the First Anglo-Maratha War.
State whether the following is true or false:
The adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II was denied the pension that his father used to get from the British.
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
What was the main objective of the Subsidiary Alliance system?
Answer the following question briefly:
Dalhousie was a great expansionist and adopted a number of methods to build an all-India empire. In this context, answer the following question:
Under what circumstances did a subordinate state automatically ‘lapse’ and pass into the hands of the British? How did the rulers react to this policy?

Mention the terms and conditions under the Doctrine of Lapse method.
