Wednesday, 5 April 2017

JEE ADVANCED ONLINE TEST SERIES



Q. The ruler of which one of the following states was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance ?
(1) Awadh
(2) Jhansi
(3) Nagpur
(4) Satara
Ans. (1)
Exp. Lord Dalhousie annexed other states like Satara, Nagpur, Jhansi etc on the pretext of Doctrine of Lapse. But Nawab Wazid Ali Shah had many children. So, Dalhousie just annexed Awadh on the pretext of Misrule in 1856.

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