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Topic 317 · History, Art & Culture

Dadabhai Naoroji's 200th birth anniversary

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Core Trigger: India marked Dadabhai Naoroji's 200th birth anniversary in September 2025, with events continuing into 2026.
Honorific: He is remembered as the Grand Old Man of India, an early nationalist and economic thinker.
Key Person: Born in Bombay on 4 September 1825, he thrice presided over the Indian National Congress.
Key Work: Poverty and Un-British Rule in India (1901) set out his drain theory of wealth.
Core Argument: The drain theory held that Britain extracted India's wealth through remittances and salaries without any equivalent return.
Congress Terms: He presided over the Congress sessions of 1886, 1893 and 1906.
India Link: The drain theory became the economic foundation of the nationalist critique of colonial rule.
Birthplace: Bombay (now Mumbai), where he also died on 30 June 1917.
Founded: He founded the East India Association in London in 1866 to present India's case before British opinion.
Landmark: In 1892 he became the first Indian elected to the British House of Commons, as a Liberal for Finsbury Central.
Articles: Article 51A(b) makes it a fundamental duty to cherish the noble ideals that inspired the national struggle for freedom.
Doctrine: Drain of wealth means a one-way transfer of resources from a colony to the ruling power without equal return.

Question 1 of 10

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

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Answer: (B) 2025

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

Question 2 of 10

By which title is Dadabhai Naoroji remembered?

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Answer: (D) 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

Question 3 of 10

In which city was Dadabhai Naoroji born in 1825?

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Answer: (C) Bombay

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

Question 4 of 10

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

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Answer: (D) 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

Question 5 of 10

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

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Answer: (B) Remittances and salaries without equivalent return

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

Question 6 of 10

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

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Answer: (A) Only 1

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

Question 7 of 10

On which date did Dadabhai Naoroji die?

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Answer: (B) 30 June 1917

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

Question 8 of 10

Which body did he found in London in 1866?

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Answer: (D) 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

Question 9 of 10

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

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Answer: (C) 1892

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

Question 10 of 10

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

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Answer: (A) The national struggle for freedom

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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