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Indian History & Freedom Movement · Question 60 of 75

Question 60

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Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man of India' and set out the drain theory of British rule?

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. Dadabhai Naoroji argued that Britain was draining India's wealth, most fully in 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India' (1901).

  2. He was three times President of the Congress and the first Indian elected to the British House of Commons, in 1892.

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Dadabhai Naoroji and the drain theory
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