History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET December 2021 History (Shift-I)
Who said this in 1871: 'In my belief a greater calamity would not befall India than for England to go away and leave her to herself'?
ABal Gangadhar Tilak
BDadabhai Naoroji ✓ Correct
CM.G. Ranade
DBipin Chandra Pal
Correct answer: (B) Dadabhai Naoroji — Dadabhai Naoroji said it, so the answer is Dadabhai Naoroji.
Explanation
★Dadabhai Naoroji said it, so the answer is Dadabhai Naoroji.
★The statement was made in 1871 by Dadabhai Naoroji.
★At this early stage he believed British rule could still benefit India if reformed.
★He is known as the Grand Old Man of India.
★He later developed the drain of wealth theory in Poverty and Un-British Rule in India.
★So the speaker of these words was Dadabhai Naoroji.
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