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Who had propounded the Theory of Economic Drain of India during British Imperialism?

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Dadabhai Naoroji
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Sarojini Naidu
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Mahatma Gandhi
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The correct option is B Dadabhai Naoroji
Dadabhai Naoroji’s mentioned the concept of drain of wealth from India during British rule in his book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India. He made an estimate of drain which was around Rs 8 million. He observed that the drain consists of the remittances by European Officials, their expenditure in England, pensions and salaries paid in England, etc.

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