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UPSC 2000: The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of
(a)Dufferin
(b)Dalhousie
(c)Lytton
(d)Curzon
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Lord Dalhousie (1848-56) used the Doctrine of Lapse and ‘mis-government’ pretexts to annex Satara, Jhansi, Nagpur and finally Awadh in 1856—making his tenure the last major phase of British territorial expansion in India ([britannica.com](https://www.britannica.com/topic/doctrine-of-lapse?utm_source=openai)). No comparable large-scale annexation occurred under Dufferin, Lytton or Curzon.
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