Question

Which among the following statements are correct about Dadabhai Naoroji.

• A. He is called the "Grand Old Man of India".
• B. He was famous as the Official Ambassador of India.
• C. He founded the East India Association in London.
• D. He was a member of the British House of Commons.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

The correct options are
A He is called the "Grand Old Man of India".
C He founded the East India Association in London.
D He was a member of the British House of Commons.

Dadabhai Naoroji is called the “Grand Old Man of India”. In 1855, Dadabhai Naoroji was appointed as the professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at the Elphinstone College of Bombay. He spent a considerable part of his career in London, and thus he became famous as the Unofficial Ambassador of India. He was the first Indian who had won a seat in 1892 in the British House of Commons.