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UPSC 2007: The ruler of which one of the following States was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?
(a)Awadh
(b)Jhansi
(c)Nagpur
(d)Satara
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) Awadh
Nawab Wajid Ali Shah of Awadh was deposed and his state annexed in 1856 by Lord Dalhousie on the alleged ground of ‘misgovernance’. Jhansi and Nagpur were annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse, while Satara had already been taken in 1848. ([web.shriramias.in](https://web.shriramias.in/upsc-zone/political-causes-of-the-revolt-of-1857/?utm_source=openai))
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