Question

Which of the following Viceroy annexed Oudh on the grounds of misrule in 1856?

• A. Lord Wellesley
• B. Lord Cornwallis
• C. Lord Hastings
• D. Lord Dalhousie

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Lord Dalhousie

•Lord Dalhousie was the Viceroy of India who implemented the controversial annexation of Oudh in 1856. •He claimed that the Nawab of Oudh, Wajid Ali Shah, was incapable of governing the state and had allowed it to fall into disarray. •Dalhousie accused the Nawab of Oudh of corruption, mismanagement, and failure to maintain law and order. •Dalhousie's policy of "Doctrine of Lapse" allowed the British to annex princely states without heirs, which was applied to Oudh.