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प्रश्न
Dadabhai Naoroji presented which famous theory in his paper - ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India?
पर्याय
Deficit Theory
Drain Theory
Deprivation Theory
Detriment Theory
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उत्तर
Drain Theory
Explanation:
As an economic thinker, he came to the conclusion that the root cause for the economic ills of India was the exploitation of India by the British. Dadabhai’s views on the Indian economy are given in his work entitled ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’. His famous ‘Drain Theory’ explained how India’s wealth was being ‘drained’ to England through various ways.
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