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Correct Answer: Option (A) — 1 only
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference Verified- Statement 1 is correct: Dadabhai Naoroji's greatest contribution was formulating the Drain of Wealth theory, showing that Britain was siphoning off India's economic surplus without adequate return.
- Statement 2 is incorrect: Interpreting ancient texts to restore cultural self-confidence was the contribution of socio-religious revivalists like Swami Dayanand Saraswati and Swami Vivekananda.
- Statement 3 is incorrect: Social reformers like Raja Rammohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, and reformers of the Prarthana Samaj prioritized the eradication of social evils before political advancement.
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