alleryStart learning →Which Governor-General vigorously applied the doctrine of lapse?
ALord Wellesley
BLord Dalhousie
CWarren Hastings
DLord Cornwallis
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Lord Dalhousie
Dalhousie vigorously used the doctrine of lapse to annex princely states.
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