Lord Dalhousie formulated and implemented the 'Doctrine of Lapse.' It was customary for a ruler without a natural heir to ask the British Government whether he could adopt a son to succeed him. According to Dalhousie, if such permission was refused by the British, the state would "lapse" and thereby become part of the British India. Dalhousie maintained that there was a difference in principle between the right to inherit private property and the right to govern. This principle was called the Doctrine of Lapse.

Correct Option: D

Lord Dalhousie formulated and implemented the 'Doctrine of Lapse.' It was customary for a ruler without a natural heir to ask the British Government whether he could adopt a son to succeed him. According to Dalhousie, if such permission was refused by the British, the state would "lapse" and thereby become part of the British India. Dalhousie maintained that there was a difference in principle between the right to inherit private property and the right to govern. This principle was called the Doctrine of Lapse.

Through the Charter Act of 1833, the commercial activities of the East India Company were finally put to an end. The Industrial Revolution in Britain, the consequent search for markets, and the rise of laissez-faire economic ideology from the background to the Government of India Act 1833. The Act removed the Company's remaining trade monopolies and divested it of all its commercial functions and renewed for another twenty years the Company's political and administrative authority.

Correct Option: C

Through the Charter Act of 1833, the commercial activities of the East India Company were finally put to an end. The Industrial Revolution in Britain, the consequent search for markets, and the rise of laissez-faire economic ideology from the background to the Government of India Act 1833. The Act removed the Company's remaining trade monopolies and divested it of all its commercial functions and renewed for another twenty years the Company's political and administrative authority.

Cornwallis code of 1793 separated civil administration from judicial administration. The greatest work of Cornwallis was the purification of the civil service by the employment of capable and honest public servants. He aimed at economy, simplification and purity. Another major reform that Cornwallis introduced was the separation of the three branches of service, namely commercial, judicial and revenue.

Correct Option: B

Cornwallis code of 1793 separated civil administration from judicial administration. The greatest work of Cornwallis was the purification of the civil service by the employment of capable and honest public servants. He aimed at economy, simplification and purity. Another major reform that Cornwallis introduced was the separation of the three branches of service, namely commercial, judicial and revenue.