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UPSC 1996: Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji?
(a)B. G. Tilak
(b)R. C. Dutt
(c)M. G. Ranade
(d)Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
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Dadabhai Naoroji’s ‘drain theory’ was accepted by most nationalist economists such as R.C. Dutt, Ranade and Tilak. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, however, remained broadly pro-British and rejected the idea that colonial policy siphoned India’s wealth, making him the only dissenter among the names given. ([licchavilyceum.com](https://licchavilyceum.com/upsc-civil-services-prelims-1996-solved-question-paper/))
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