Dadabhai Naoroji's 200th birth anniversary

1. Question 1Answer B

   In which year did India mark Dadabhai Naoroji's 200th birth anniversary?

   • A2023
   • BCorrect answer: 2025
   • C2026
   • D2024

   Core Trigger: India marked Dadabhai Naoroji's 200th birth anniversary in September 2025, with events continuing into 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 317, point 1

2. Question 2Answer D

   By which title is Dadabhai Naoroji remembered?

   • ALokmanya
   • BDeshbandhu
   • CFrontier Gandhi
   • DCorrect answer: Grand Old Man of India

   Honorific: He is remembered as the Grand Old Man of India, an early nationalist and economic thinker.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 317, point 2

3. Question 3Answer C

   In which city was Dadabhai Naoroji born in 1825?

   • ACalcutta
   • BMadras
   • CCorrect answer: Bombay
   • DPoona

   Key Person: Born in Bombay on 4 September 1825, he thrice presided over the Indian National Congress.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 317, point 3

4. Question 4Answer D

   Which 1901 book set out Dadabhai Naoroji's drain theory of wealth?

   • AIndia Today
   • BThe Discovery of India
   • CEconomic History of India
   • DCorrect answer: Poverty and Un-British Rule in India

   Key Work: Poverty and Un-British Rule in India (1901) set out his drain theory of wealth.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 317, point 4

5. Question 5Answer B

   The drain theory held that Britain extracted India's wealth through what?

   • ALand taxes alone
   • BCorrect answer: Remittances and salaries without equivalent return
   • CImport duties on cotton
   • DForced indigo sales

   Core Argument: The drain theory held that Britain extracted India's wealth through remittances and salaries without any equivalent return.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 317, point 5

6. Question 6Answer A

   1. He presided over the Congress sessions of 1886, 1893 and 1906. 2. He presided over the Congress only once. Which is/are correct?

   • ACorrect answer: Only 1
   • BOnly 2
   • CBoth 1 and 2
   • DNeither 1 nor 2

   Congress Terms: He presided over the Congress sessions of 1886, 1893 and 1906.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 317, point 6

7. Question 7Answer B

   On which date did Dadabhai Naoroji die?

   • A4 September 1925
   • BCorrect answer: 30 June 1917
   • C15 August 1947
   • D2 October 1920

   Birthplace: Bombay (now Mumbai), where he also died on 30 June 1917.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 317, point 8

8. Question 8Answer D

   Which body did he found in London in 1866?

   • AIndian National Association
   • BIndian League
   • CIndia Society
   • DCorrect answer: East India Association

   Founded: He founded the East India Association in London in 1866 to present India's case before British opinion.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 317, point 9

9. Question 9Answer C

   In which year did he become the first Indian elected to the British House of Commons?

   • A1886
   • B1901
   • CCorrect answer: 1892
   • D1906

   Landmark: In 1892 he became the first Indian elected to the British House of Commons, as a Liberal for Finsbury Central.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 317, point 10

10. Question 10Answer A

    Article 51A(b) makes it a fundamental duty to cherish ideals that inspired which struggle?

    • ACorrect answer: The national struggle for freedom
    • BThe framing of the Constitution
    • CThe linguistic states movement
    • DThe movement for universal suffrage

    Articles: Article 51A(b) makes it a fundamental duty to cherish the noble ideals that inspired the national struggle for freedom.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 317, point 11

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