Topics: CH-1: INDIAN ECONOMY ON THE EVE OF INDEPENDENCE, Indian Economic Development, NCERT Books

NOT a National Income Estimator

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Which of the following was NOT an estimator of India's national income during the colonial period?

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Which of the following was NOT an estimator of India's national income during the colonial period?

  1. Dadabhai Naoroji
  2. William Digby
  3. Amartya Sen — Correct Answer
  4. R.C. Desai
Explanation:
Correct Answer Explanation

Amartya Sen is a Nobel laureate known for welfare economics and 'Poverty and Famines', but was not among colonial-era estimators.

Notable Estimators:
  • Dadabhai Naoroji
  • William Digby
  • Findlay Shirras
  • V.K.R.V. Rao (most significant)
  • R.C. Desai

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