Q. Whose pension was stopped by Lord Dalhousie?
(a) Nana Sahib
(b) Appa Sahib
(c) Gangadhar Rao
(d) Tantia Tope
Ans: (a) Nana Sahib
Explanation: The correct answer is (a) Nana Sahib.
Lord Dalhousie stopped the pension of Nana Sahib as part of his implementation of the Doctrine of Lapse. Nana Sahib, also known as Dhondu Pant, was the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II and had been receiving a pension from the East India Company. However, under the Doctrine of Lapse, Dalhousie refused to recognize Nana Sahib’s adopted status and discontinued his pension. This decision by Dalhousie was one of the factors that contributed to Nana Sahib’s involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
