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Who called Awadh a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day?

ALord Canning
BLord Bentinck
CLord Dalhousie
DLord Wellesley
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Lord Dalhousie
1. Dalhousie said this in 1851. 2. Awadh was annexed in 1856. 3. Misgovernment was the plea. _Source: NCERT Class 12 Themes in Indian History Part III, Theme 11, Rebels and the Raj: The Revolt of 1857 and its Representations._
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