Economic Policies of the British: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Modern History)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Economic Policies of the British (Modern History). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 2015Modern History · Economic Policies of the British
Q1. Who of the following was/were economic critic/ critics of colonialism in India? 1. Dadabhai Naoroji 2. G.Subramania Iyer 3. R.C. Dutt Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Explanation
Dadabhai Naoroji, R.C. Dutt, Ranade, Gokhale, and G. Subramania Iyer were among the moderate leaders who established Indian nationalism on the principles of anti-imperialism by formulating the first comprehensive economic critique of colonialism.
Option (d) is correct: Dadabhai Naoroji (Grand Old man of India) in "Poverty and UnBritish Rule in India" propounded Drain of Wealth Theory. Romesh Chandra Dutta in "The Economic History of India" pointed to the absence of protection for India’s infant industries, and the negative implications of even constructive efforts like the railways which facilitated the import of British manufactured goods.G. V. Joshi pointed out that the development in India was like a subsidy to the British Industries. Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade, G. Subramaniam Iyer, G.K. Gokhale etc. examined every facet of the economy and subjected the entire range of economic issues and colonial economic policies to minute scrutiny.
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2015
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Economic Policies of the British (Modern History), asked from 1996 to 2024. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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