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How did Dalhousie describe Awadh in 1851?
AA cherry to drop into our mouth
BA jewel set in our crown
CA fortress hard to capture
DA thorn lodged in our side
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A cherry to drop into our mouth
Dalhousie called Awadh a cherry that would drop into the British mouth one day, five years before annexing it.
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