GK
INDIAN ECONOMY
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Question
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Who among the following took attempts to calculate national income of India on the eve of independence?
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Dadabhai Naoroji
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VKRV Rao
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Findlay Shirras
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All of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Indian economists Dadabhai Naoroji, V.K.R.V. Rao, R.C. Desai and British Findlay Shirras and William Digby attempted to measure India’s national income.
Detailed explanation-2: -The National Income Committee, formed in 1949, calculated the National Income of India and compiled statistics in the post-independence period.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dadabhai Naoroji: The first attempt to calculate the national income of India was made by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1867-68, who estimated per capita income to be ₹ 20.
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