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Who among the following put forward the famous Drain Theory?

  1. A
    Dadabhai Naoroji
  2. B
    Surendranath Banerjea
  3. C
    Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  4. D
    Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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Dadabhai Naoroji systematically formulated the "Drain of Wealth" theory in his pioneering book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India. He argued that Britain was unilaterally draining India's economic resources and wealth to England without any equivalent material return, which was the primary driver of India's systemic poverty.

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Who among the following put forward the famous Drain Theory?
A
Dadabhai Naoroji
B
Surendranath Banerjea
C
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D
Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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