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Question
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 |
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Solution
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Subsidiary Alliance | (d) Lord Wellesley |
| 2. Hyder Ali | (c) Ruler of Mysore |
| 3. Ranjit Singh | (a) Ruler of the Sikh kingdom |
| 4. The doctrine of Lapse | (e) Lord Dalhousie |
| 5. English East India Company | (b) paramount power in India |
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