Question

Awadh was annexed to British Empire in India by :

• A. Policy of subsidiary alliance
• B. Doctrine of Lapse
• C. By declaring the State as maladministered
• D. By waging war

Answer 1

Answer:

C. By declaring the State as maladministered

• Lord Dalhousie efficiently made the plan and accused Nawab of Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah for maladministration and merged his state in the British Empire on February 13, 1856.

• He sent his officer to inquire the ground reality who sent him a detailed report regarding maladministration.

• He sent that report to London to obtain permission to merge the Awadh.

• Lord Dalhousie (1848-56) merged Satara in 1848, Jaipur and Sambalpur in 1849, Bhagat in 1850, Udaipur in 1852, Jhansi in 1853, Karauli in 1855 and Nagpur in 1854 under the principle of Doctrine of Lapse.