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Who wrote ‘Poverty and Unbritish Rule in India’?
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Correct answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
Explanation: ✅ Correct Answer: B. Dadabhai Naoroji 📚 Explanation: Dadabhai Naoroji, known as the 'Grand Old Man of India', authored this book to highlight the economic exploitation of India by the British. He proposed the 'Drain of Wealth' theory in this work. He argued that Britain was systematically draining India's resources to England, leading to mass poverty. This research was a major catalyst for the early Indian nationalist movement.