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    Question

    With respect to the major factors of the Revolt of 1857,

    consider the following - 1. Doctrine of Lapse of Dalhousie 2. Subsidiary Alliance of Wellesley 3. Lytton's Forward Policy As per the above the correct answer option is –
    A 1 and 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 1 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 1, 2 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Dalhousie's lapsed policy started the merger of the princely states into the British Empire which resulted in the communication of discontent among the kings and the beginning of rebellion. Similarly, the Subsidiary Treaty of Wellesley also started controlling the rights of the native kings, which further encouraged the revolution.

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