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I was a state loyal to the British. I was annexed on the false excuse of maladministration. My name is________.

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Awadh
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Bengal
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Mysore
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None of the above.
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Solution

The correct option is A Awadh
Awadh was annexed to the East India Company under the pretext of misrule mentioned in the terms of the Doctrine of Lapse on 7th February 1856 by the order of Governor General Lord Dalhousie.

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