Question

Which was not a drain of wealth from India?

Options

• Salaries of Englishmen

• Salaries of Sepoys

• Establishment of British Officers

• Savings of Englishmen

Answer 1

Salaries of Sepoys

Explanation:

The “drain of wealth” from India (as explained by Dadabhai Naoroji and in standard texts) included things like salaries, incomes, and savings of Englishmen, pensions and establishment/office expenses, and payments to the war office, i.e., money sent out of India for British personnel and administration. Salaries paid to Indian sepoys, however, remained in India and circulated in the local economy, so they are not counted as part of the drain.