History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET December 2023 History
Who held that factories could be more effective than schools and colleges and give new birth to the activities of the nation?
AG.V. Joshi
BM.G. Ranade ✓ Correct
CDadabhai Naoroji
DG. Subramania Iyer
Correct answer: (B) M.G. Ranade — The answer is M.G. Ranade, the economic nationalist who valued industry highly.
Explanation
★The answer is M.G. Ranade, the economic nationalist who valued industry highly.
★He argued that factories could give a new birth to the nation's activities.
★Ranade was a noted scholar, social reformer and jurist.
★He was made a Presidency Magistrate in 1871.
★With Chiplunkar and G.V. Joshi he founded the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha in 1870.
★The other figures were nationalists but did not give this particular view.
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