Question

The author of ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’ was :
A.R.C.Dutt
B.Dadabhai Naoroji
C.RabindraNath Tagore
D.Aurobindo Ghosh

Answer 1

Hint: The book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’ was written to explain a theory as to how British drained India’s wealth. The book was written and published in the year 1901.

Complete answer: India was under the rule of the Britishers for more than 200 years, during which the Britishers drained India of all its wealth and resources. This concept and theory of how the Britishers drained us of our wealth were written in the book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’. This book was written by Dadabhai Naoroji who was then called the Grand old man of India. The book was published in the year 1901.
Dadabhai Naoroji was a Parsi scholar who was also the official ambassador of India. He was a member of the liberal party of the parliament.
Option A. R.C.Dutt was a civil servant and a famous author who translated the Mahabharata and Ramayana. He also wrote the famous book ‘Economic Times of India’.
Option B. Dadabhai Naoroji was a politician and a writer. He was the author of 2 famous books, ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’ and ‘Poverty of India’.
Option C. Rabindra Nath Tagore was a poet, writer and philosopher. One of his most famous works is ‘Gitanjali’.
Option D. Aurobindo Ghosh was an Indian philosopher who joined the Indian struggle for independence from the British.
The correct answer to this question is option B - Dadabhai Naoroji.

Note: Do not confuse this book with ‘Poverty of India’ which is another book written by Dadabhai Naoroji about the critical conditions of poverty in our country.