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Who is known as the Grand Old Man of India'? |
A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
D. | Surendranath Banerjee |
Answer» A. Dadabhai Naoroji | |
Explanation: Dadabhai Naoroji, known as the Grand Old Man of India, was a Parsi intellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political and social leader. His book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India brought attention to the draining of India's wealth into Britain. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom House of Commons between 1892 and 1895 and the first Asian to be a British MP. |
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