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Download Solution PDFWho among the following was the first person to discuss poverty line in pre - independent India?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Dadabhai Naoroji.Key Points
- Dadabhai Naoroji was the first person to discuss poverty line in pre-independent India.
- He was a prominent Indian nationalist and the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament.
- Naoroji coined the term "poverty line" in his book "Poverty and Un-British Rule in India" published in 1901.
- His book highlighted the exploitation of India by the British and the economic drain of wealth from India to Britain.
Additional Information
- Mahalanobis was an Indian statistician who developed the Mahalanobis distance and was a key figure in the development of the Indian statistical system.
- Dr. BR Ambedkar was a social reformer and the chief architect of the Indian Constitution.
- RK Shanmukham Chetty was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the first finance minister of independent India.
- Hence, the correct answer is option 1.
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