Who was the first Indian to become a member of the British Parliament?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Dadabhai Naoroji
Dadabhai Naoroji, the “Grand Old Man of India”, was elected to the British House of Commons in 1892 as a Liberal member for Finsbury Central in London. He used his seat to speak for Indian interests, and in his book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India he set out the drain theory, that British rule was draining India’s wealth to Britain. He was also President of the Indian National Congress three times.