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Who formulated the economic critique of British rule and popularised it through the concept of the 'Drain of Wealth'?

  1. A
    J. L. Nehru
  2. B
    Dadabhai Naoroji
  3. C
    Mahatma Gandhi
  4. D
    R. C. Dutt

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The 'Drain of Wealth' theory was pioneered by Dadabhai Naoroji, the 'Grand Old Man of India'. He systematically explained how India's resources and wealth were being drained out to Britain without proportional return in his landmark work Poverty and Un-British Rule in India.

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Who formulated the economic critique of British rule and popularised it through the concept of the 'Drain of Wealth'?
A
J. L. Nehru
B
Dadabhai Naoroji
C
Mahatma Gandhi
D
R. C. Dutt

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