Dalhousie annexed the states of .................. and .................on the basis of the Doctrine of Lapse.

Question

Fill in the blanks:

1. Dalhousie annexed the states of .................. and .................on the basis of the Doctrine of Lapse.

2. Prior to the outbreak of the Revolt, Bahadur Shah Zafar lived in Delhi as a ................ of the British.

3. The Revolt of 1857 started as a .............. of the sepoys.

4. The immediate cause of the Revolt was the issue of the .............. cartridges.

5. The Revolt ended the rule of the English East .....................

Answer 1

1. Dalhousie annexed the states of Satara, Nagpur, and Jhansi on the basis of the Doctrine of Lapse.

2. Prior to the outbreak of the Revolt, Bahadur Shah Zafar lived in Delhi as a Pensioner of the British.

3. The Revolt of 1857 started as a Mutiny of the sepoys.

4. The immediate cause of the Revolt was the issue of the greased cartridges.

5. The Revolt ended the rule of the English East India Company.