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Who of the following laid the first rail line in India?
Options:
A .  Lord Dalhousie
B .  Lord Canning
C .  Lord Ellenborough
D .  Lord Dufferin
Answer: Option A
Answer: (a)
Satara was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse.
The Doctrine of Lapse was applied by Dalhousie to Satara and it was annexed in 1848. Jhansi and Nagpur were annexed in 1854. As a result of these annexations, a large part of the central provinces came under British rule.
The new province was governed by a Chief Commissioner from 1861.

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