Who Introduced ‘doctrine of lapse’?

(A) Lord Wellesley
(B) Lord Curzon
(C) Lord Dalhousie
(D) Lord Lytton

Correct Answer : Lord Dalhousie
Question Asked : SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC Exam 2011, 2012
Explanation : The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousie who was the Governor General for the East India Company in India between 1848 and 1856.
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