Who among the following formulated and implemented the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’?

(A) Wellesley
(B) Hastings
(C) Dalhousie
(D) Clive

Correct Answer : Dalhousie
Question Asked : UPPCS (Mains) 2011
Lord Dalhousie who served as Governor general of India from 1848 to 1856 was also known as ‘The Earl of Dalhousie’. His real name was James Andrew Ramsay.
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