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Question
Lord Dalhousie annexed a number of Indian states to the East India Company using ______.
Options
The Subsidiary of Lapse
The Doctrine of Lapse
The Government of India Act of 1858
Queen Victoria's Proclamation
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Solution
Lord Dalhousie annexed a number of Indian states to the East India Company using the Doctrine of Lapse.
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