History · Expansion of British Rule in India
Consider the following statements regarding the policy implemented during the British colonial rule in India: Assertion (A): The Doctrine of Lapse was implemented by Lord Dalhousie to expand British territories in India. Reason (R): It allowed the East India Company to annex any Indian princely state whose ruler died without a natural male heir. Select the correct option:
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- 1Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)✓
- 2Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
- 3(A) is false but (R) is true
- 4(A) is true but (R) is false
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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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