Who among the following authored ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’?

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  1. Jawaharlal Nehru
  2.  Mahatma Gandhi
  3. Rabindranath Tagore
  4. Dadabhai Naoroji

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Option 4 : Dadabhai Naoroji
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The correct answer is Dadabhai Naoroji.

Key Points

  • Dadabhai Naoroji: 
    • He wrote the book 'Poverty and Un British Rule in India'. Hence, Option 4 is correct.
    • Dadabhai Naoroji was popularly known as the 'Grand Old Man of India'.
    • He is the first Indian to become a member of the British Parliament.
    • He helped found the London Indian Society and East India Association.
    • In 1885, Naoroji became a vice-president of the Bombay Presidency Association.
    • He was Congress president thrice, in 1886, 1893, and 1906.

Additional Information

  • Major writings of Dada Bhai Naroji were as follows:
    • Poverty in India
    • The manners and customs of the Parsees
    • Condition of India
    • Admission of educated natives into the ICS
    • The wants and means of India 
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