The Indian states that were annexed by invoking the Doctrine of Lapse included _______________________ .

Jhansi, Nagpur and Travancore

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Jhansi, Nagpur and Satara

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Jhansi, Satara and Mysore

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Mysore, Satara and Bhavnagar

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Solution

The correct option is C Jhansi, Nagpur and Satara
Dalhousie provided the British with the tool called Doctrine of lapse that they used to annex an Indian kingdom if its ruler died without a male heir. They annexed Satara(1848), Sambalpur(1850), Udaipur(1852), Nagpur(1853) and Jhansi(1854) using that.

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