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प्रश्न
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:
Mention the various methods adopted by Dalhousie and the territories annexed on the basis of these methods.
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उत्तर
Dalhousie adopted a number of methods to give the final touches to the work of empire-building in India. The methods he adopted were:
- War-Punjab.
- The doctrine of Lapse-Satara, Jhansi, and Nagpur.
- Annexation on grounds of maladministration-Awadh.
संबंधित प्रश्न
State whether the following is true or false:
The Treaty of Allahabad was signed between the British Company and Mir Qasim.
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
Name the British trading settlement in Madras
Fill in the blanks:
The Governors-General during the First and Second Anglo-Maratha Wars were _____________ and ____________, respectively.
Fill in the blank:
_____________ adopted three methods to make the British the paramount power in India.
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 |
State whether the following is true or false:
The Subsidiary Alliance system was used by the British to bring Indian rulers under British control without any war.
Answer the following question in one or two words/Sentences:
What happened when the administration of a subsidiary state collapsed?
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
How did the Subsidiary Alliance impact the administration in Awadh?
Fill in the blanks:
It took the British ________ to defeat the Marathas in three ___________ wars.
Match the contents of Column A and Column B:
| Column A |
Column B |
| 1. 1767-1769 | (a) Regulating Act passed |
| 2. 1773 | (b) British expansion under Lord Dalhousie |
| 3. 1803 | (c) Punjab annexed to British Empire |
| 4. 1845 | (d) First Anglo-Sikh war |
| 5. 1849 | (e) First Anglo-Mysore War |
| 6. 1848-1856 | (f) Treaty of Bassein |
