D. Answer in brief. 1. Who became the governor of Bengal in 1772? Answer:  In   1772 , Warren Hastings   was   appointed as the Governor-General of Fort William in Bengal which ended the title of   Governor of Bengal . 2. What was Nana Saheb's grievance against the British? Answer:  The British refused to accept Nana Saheb, the adopted son of the last Peshwa Baji Rao II, as the ruler of the Maratha and was refused to get the pension that his father was getting. 3. What was the doctrine of lapse? Ans:  The Doctrine of Lapse: According to this, when an Indian ruler dies without having an heir to rule after him, then that state under the policy of annexation(take over) will merge with the British rule. This rule was introduced by  Governor-General Lord Dalhousie. 4. Explain the term 'dastak'. Answer:  Dastak, in 18th-century Bengal,   a permit exempting European traders , mostly of the British East India Company, from paying customs o...
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