UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996: Drain Theory of Dadabhai Naoroji — Which Leader...
Who among the following leaders did not believe in the Drain Theory of Dadabhai Naoroji?
- B.G. Tilak
- R.C. Dutt
- M.G. Ranade
- Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Explanation
Option (d) is correct
- Sir Syed Ahmad Khan did not accept Dadabhai Naoroji’s Drain Theory. Like many early nineteenth-century intellectuals, he regarded British rule as a modernising and reformist force and therefore did not support Naoroji’s economic critique of colonial exploitation.
Answer: (d) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
