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Q. The first economic thinker of India who showed through his writings that the basic cause of India’s poverty lay in the British exploitation and drain of wealth was

A
Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
B
Badruddin Tyabji
C
Dadabhai Naoroji
D
N.G. Chandavarkar

Correct Answer

Dadabhai Naoroji

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