History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-I)
Dadabhai Naoroji presented the case of the 'drain of wealth' from India before which Commission in 1895?
AWelby Commission ✓ Correct
BMacdonald Commission
CStrachey Commission
DRemittance Commission
Correct answer: (A) Welby Commission — It was the Welby Commission, so the answer is the Welby Commission.
Explanation
★It was the Welby Commission, so the answer is the Welby Commission.
★Dadabhai Naoroji presented the case of the drain of wealth before the Welby Commission.
★The Welby Commission was established by the British government in 1895.
★Its official name was the Royal Commission on the Administration of the Expenditure of India.
★Its main objective was to examine the income and expenditure of the nation.
★Dadabhai Naoroji was the commission's first Indian member.
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