While under the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’ of Lord Dalhousie, the first state to lapse to the British Empire was Satara in 1848, the last State to lapse was?

a) Jaitpur

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b) Nagpur

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c) Udaipur

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d) Jhansi

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The correct option is B b) Nagpur
b) Nagpur

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While under the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’ of Lord Dalhousie, the first state to lapse to the British Empire was Satara in 1848, the last State to lapse was?

The correct option is B b) Nagpurb) Nagpur

The correct option is B b) Nagpur
b) Nagpur