Question

Subsidiary Alliance : Awadh : : Doctrine of Lapse : ______

Options

• Hyderabad

• Mysore

• Tanjore

• Jhansi

Answer 1

Subsidiary Alliance : Awadh : : Doctrine of Lapse : Jhansi

Explanation:

The Subsidiary Alliance was the policy used to control states like Awadh, while the Doctrine of Lapse (introduced by Lord Dalhousie) was the policy under which states without a legitimate male heir, notably Jhansi (annexed in 1853), were taken over by the British.