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Who was known as the 'Grand Old Man of India'?

  1. A
    Badruddin Tyabji
  2. B
    Surendranath Banerjea
  3. C
    Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  4. D
    Dadabhai Naoroji

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Dadabhai Naoroji was affectionately revered as the 'Grand Old Man of India'. He was a prominent founding member of the Indian National Congress (elected as its President three separate times) and became the first Indian to be elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the British House of Commons. He formulated the pioneering "Drain of Wealth" theory in his publication Poverty and Un-British Rule in India.

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Who was known as the 'Grand Old Man of India'?
A
Badruddin Tyabji
B
Surendranath Banerjea
C
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D
Dadabhai Naoroji

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