Q. Who among the following Governor- General introduced the policy of 'Doctrine of Lapse' during the British Administration?
Answer: Lord Dalhousie
Notes: The doctrine of lapse was an annexation policy devised by Lord Dalhousie, the Governor General for the East India Company in India between 1848 and 1856. This doctrine was based on the idea that in case a ruler of dependent state died childless, the right of ruling over the State reverted or ‘lapsed’ to the sovereign.

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