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UPSC 2000: That the per capita income in India was Rs. 20 in 1867-68, was ascertained for the first time by
(a)M. G. Ranade
(b)Sir W. Hunter
(c)R. C. Dutta
(d)Dadabhai Naoroji
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian nationalist economist to make a systematic estimate of national income; in ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’ he calculated India’s per-capita income for 1867-68 as about Rs 20. Hence the statement refers to Naoroji, not to Ranade, Hunter or Dutta. ([uttarpradesh.pscnotes.com](https://uttarpradesh.pscnotes.com/uppcs-prelims/that-the-per-capita-income-in-india-was-rs-20-in-1867-68-was-ascerta/?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2000, GS Paper 1, as Question 75. It falls under Modern History > Key Personalities & Ideologies.
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