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'Doctrine of Lapse' was the policy devised by the Governor General of the East India Company in India. This doctrine was based on the idea that in case a ruler of dependent state died childless, the right of ruling over the state reverted or lapsed to the sovereign. Who among the following devised this 'Doctrine of Lapse'?

A
Lord Dalhousie

B
Lord Ripon

C
Lord Canning

D
Lord Hastings

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'Doctrine of Lapse' was the policy devised by the Governor General of the East India Company in India. This doctrine was based on the idea that in case a ruler of dependent state died childless, the right of ruling over the state reverted or lapsed to the sovereign. Who among the following devised this 'Doctrine of Lapse'?