Question

Who authored the book ''Poverty and the Unbritish Rule in India''?

• A. Amartya Kumar Sen
• B. Ramesh Chandra Dutt
• C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
• D. Dadabhai Naoroji

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Dadabhai Naoroji

• Dadabhai Naoroji with W.C. Banerji established ''London India Society '' in 1865 the main purpose of which was to expose Indian plight. He was the first Indian who was elected to British House of Commons on the ticket of Liberal Party. He directly highlighted Indian economic predicaments and propounded ''Drain of Wealth Theory'' firstly in his short book ''Poverty and un-British Rule in India''.