India's National income was first measured by:

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  1. William Cary
  2. Dadabhai Navroji
  3. P.C. Mahalanobis
  4. V.K.R.V. Rao

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Option 2 : Dadabhai Navroji
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The correct answer is Dadabhai Navroji.

Key Points

  • Dadabhai Navroji was the first to attempt to measure India's National Income.
  • He is known as the "Grand Old Man of India" and played a pivotal role in India's economic thought.
  • Navroji calculated India's National Income in his book "Poverty and Un-British Rule in India."
  • He highlighted the economic exploitation under British rule and its impact on India's income.

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  • P.C. Mahalanobis: P.C. Mahalanobis was a renowned Indian statistician who contributed to India's economic planning and development. He is famous for the Mahalanobis model used in the Second Five-Year Plan.
  • V.K.R.V. Rao: V.K.R.V. Rao was an Indian economist who contributed significantly to economic studies in India.He established the Delhi School of Economics, but his efforts came after Dadabhai Navroji's pioneering work
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