Per capita income was Rs. 20 in 1867–68: Dadabhai Naoroji – UPSC Prelims PYQ 2000

That the per capita income in India was Rs. 20 in 1867–68 was first ascertained by:

1. G. Ranade
2. Sir W. Hunter
3. C. Dutta
4. Dadabhai Naoroji

Explanation

• Dadabhai Naoroji was the first to estimate India’s national and per capita income. In his economic analysis (later elaborated in Poverty and Un-British Rule in India), he calculated the per capita income to be about Rs. 20 and used it to support his Drain of Wealth Theory.

Answer: (d) Dadabhai Naoroji