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| Q. |
Which one of the following personalities is known as Grand Old Man of India'? |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | Motilal Nehru |
| D. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Answer» B. Dadabhai Naoroji | |
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Explanation: Dadabhai Naoroji, of Bombay Parsee origin, is the Grand Old Man of India" and the "Father of Indian Nationalism" who worked with perseverance and unshakeable faith towards the goal of Swaraj was the first Indian to claim self-government for his people Dadabhai Naoroji was also the first Indian to show that India was being drained of its wealth under the British rule and thus was fast succumbing to poverty. |
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