What is the correct order (first to last) of states annexed under the policy of "Doctrine of Lapse"?

A. Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur> Bahat

B. Jaipur > Satara > Sambhalpur> Bahat

C. Bahat >Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur

D. Satara > Jaipur > Bahat> Sambhalpur

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tore and Arcot (1855) and Udaipur (Chhattisgarh) under the terms of the doctrine of lapse. Oudh (1856) is widely believed to have under the Doctrine of Lapse.