UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 28
Who of the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India?
- Dadabhai Naoroji
- G. Subramania Iyer
- R. C. Dutt
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Correct answer: D
Correct Option: D
Explanation: Dadabhai Naoroji, G. Subramania Iyer and R. C. Dutt all critiqued British colonial economic policies and their harmful effects on India.
Statement/Pair-wise Analysis:
Statement/Item 1: Correct - Naoroji formulated the drain-of-wealth critique of colonial rule.
Statement/Item 2: Correct - G. Subramania Iyer wrote against colonial fiscal and economic policies through journalism.
Statement/Item 3: Correct - R. C. Dutt analysed colonial land revenue, deindustrialisation and economic impoverishment.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - omits correct statement/items 2, 3.
B: Incorrect - omits correct statement/item 3.
C: Incorrect - omits correct statement/item 1.
D: Correct - includes all and only the correct items.