GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is written by
A
Dadabhai Naoroji
B
Indira Gandhi
C
James Hicky
D
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Poverty and Un-British Rule in India was published in 1901. In this book, Dadabhai Naoroji highlighted that British economic policies extracted wealth from India to finance Britain’s industries. This theory is popularly known as the ‘Drain of Wealth’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dadabhai Naoroji through his book, “Poverty and Unbritish Rule in India” made the earliest estimation of poverty line (₹16 to ₹35 per capita per year). The poverty line proposed by him was based on the cost of a subsistence or minimum basic diet (rice or flour, dal, mutton, vegetables, ghee, vegetable oil, and salt).

Detailed explanation-3: -Dadabhai’s studies/ work was generally focused on the draining of wealth from India during the rule of the British in his book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India. So, the correct answer is Option d. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India.

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