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Which one of the following authors put forth the theory of the drain of India's resources to England?

General Awareness (GA) Indian history Class 12th

Q. 18 of Quiz-990 (Que-ID : 1867)

Which one of the following authors put forth the theory of the drain of India's resources to England?

  • Raja Rammohan Roy
  • Bankim Chand Chatterjee
  • G. G. Agarkar
  • Dadabhai Naoroji

Ans → (d)Dadabhai Naoroji

Explanation → Dadabhai Naoroji's book "Poverty and Un-British Rule in India" brought attention to his theory of the Indian "wealth drain" into Britain.

This question is taken from this post → Indian National Movement | Practice test #1 | GK Quiz - attemp/practice


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