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GK QUESTION#2651

Identify the correctly matched pair from the following (Governor - General – Policy pursued):

  1. ALord Cornwallis – Abolished the collection of land revenue
  2. BLord Wellesley – Pursued imperialist expansionCorrect answer
  3. CLord Hastings – Rejected the Company’s claim to paramountcy
  4. DLord Dalhousie – Opposed annexation of states
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B. Lord Wellesley – Pursued imperialist expansion

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Wellesley pursued Company expansion through the Subsidiary Alliance, which restricted allied rulers’ military and diplomatic independence.

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