The Drain Theory CDS Questions

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The Drain Theory MCQ Questions


13.
The remark — 'Under the British Indian despot, the man is at peace, there is no violence; his substance is drained away, unseen, peaceably and subtly — he starves in peace, and peaceably perishes in peace, with law and order' — is attributed to:
A.
G. Subramaniya Iyer
B.
R.C. Dutt
C.
G.V. Joshi
D.
Dadabhai Naoroji
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ANSWER :
D. Dadabhai Naoroji
14.
Who among the following nationalist intellectuals wrote 'The Economic History of India'?
A.
Dadabhai Naoroji
B.
Mahadev Govind Ranade
C.
G. Subramaniya Iyer
D.
Romesh Chandra Dutt
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ANSWER :
D. Romesh Chandra Dutt
15.
Who among the following early nationalists was NOT a major exponent of the Drain Theory?
A.
Mahadev Govind Ranade
B.
Dadabhai Naoroji
C.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.
Romesh Chandra Dutt
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ANSWER :
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
16.
Who remarked: 'Expenditure on railways should be seen as an Indian subsidy to British industries'?
A.
Dadabhai Naoroji
B.
John Sullivan
C.
R.C. Dutt
D.
G.V. Joshi
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ANSWER :
D. G.V. Joshi
17.
Which Indian newspaper carried the statement: 'Where foreign capital has been sunk in a country, the administration of that country becomes at once the concern of the bondholders'?
A.
Bengalee
B.
The Hindu
C.
Kesari
D.
Amrita Bazar Patrika
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ANSWER :
B. The Hindu
18.
Sir George Wingate is best known in the Drain Theory literature for:
A.
Comparing taxes spent abroad to money 'thrown into the sea' — describing them as absolute loss to the taxed country
B.
Drafting the Permanent Settlement
C.
Founding the East India Association
D.
Inventing the term 'Home Charges'
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ANSWER :
A. Comparing taxes spent abroad to money 'thrown into the sea' — describing them as absolute loss to the taxed country