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Who systematically highlighted the economic exploitation of India by authoring the famous book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India'?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. R.C. Dutt
  2. Surendranath Banerjee
  3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  4. Dadabhai Naoroji

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Dadabhai Naoroji

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: D) Dadabhai Naoroji šŸ“š Explanation: Dadabhai Naoroji, affectionately known as the Grand Old Man of India, authored this landmark economic critique. In this book, he officially introduced the famous "Drain of Wealth" theory to the political discourse. He used statistical data to prove how British revenue and trade policies were directly impoverishing the Indian nation.