Question

Which one of the princely following states was merged under the pretext of maladministration?
A.Satara
B.Nagpur
C.Sambalpur
D.Ayodhya

Answer 1

Hint:
-The princely state which was annexed under the pretext of maladministration was ruled by the rich Nawabs.
-It is now a city in modern-day Uttar Pradesh at the bank of the Saryu river. It is popularly known as the birthplace of Lord Rama.

Complete answer:
The Doctrine of Lapse was favourable to colonialist ways to deal with extending the domain of the British Kingdom in India. It was presented by Dalhousie who was the Governor-General; it was utilized by him to add-on the free Indian States. It was essentially a plan to add-on those states which have no heir that is state have no heir they get stripped by the privilege of administering and it won't be returned by adoption.

Let us review the above options and discuss the answer.

-Satara, Nagpur, and Sambalpur were the three princely states among the others to be annexed by the British reign through the policy of the Doctrine of Lapse under the pretext of not having an heir. Hence, Options A, B, and C are incorrect.

-Option D. Ayodhya was also known as Oudh or Awadh was established as one of the twelve sub-states in the 16th century under mutual emperor Akbar.

-In May 1816 the Kingdom of Awadh turned into a British protectorate. Wajid Ali Shah ruled as the Nawab of Awadh from 1822. He was the 10th Nawab and was to be the last one.

-The Nawabs of Awadh had never either schemed or rebelled against the English. Along these lines, the main guise could be the maladministration of Awadh by its Nawab. The past representative commanders had undermined various Nawabs a few times on this record.

-In spite of the fact that he was a fit ruler, the British occupants gave overstated reports about his inadequacy to the organization specialists. This became a reason for the East India Company to wage a battle to vanquish Awadh. This was in accordance with Dalhousie's Doctrine of Lapse, wherein the British would assume control over a realm if there was mismanagement too. The Kingdom of Awadh was annexed in February 1856 under the pretext of maladministration.

Therefore the correct answer is D

Note
- The annexation of Awadh just added to the current pressures between the British and the neighbourhood people. The stewing hatred would just bubble over as the revolt of 1857, with Awadh being one of the numerous central purposes of the resistance.
-There were numerous uprisings in the district between fifth July 1857 and third March 1858 during the defiance. The British lost control immediately prior to smashing the resistance.
- The word “Ayodhya” is a Sanskrit word in which “yodhya” means “to be fought”. The prefix “a” implies a negative statement meaning “not to be fought”.