Which of the following were the expansionist policies used by the East India Company?

Subsidiary Alliance

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Permanent Settlement

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Doctrine of lapse

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Zamindari System

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Solution

The correct option is C Doctrine of lapse
The Company aggressively expanded its territories using expansionist policies like the Subsidiary Alliance and the Doctrine of Lapse. The Permanent settlement system and Zamindari system were the revenue collection systems enforced by the company on landowners and farmers.

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