Dadabhai Naoroji offered a scathing criticism of the economic impact of British rule throught his book entitled '____________'.

The correct answer is Poverty and Un - British Rule in India.

Key Points 

• Dadabhai Naoroji was one of the proponents of “Drain Theory” and wrote a book “Poverty and Un-British rule in India” and offered scathing criticism of the economic impact of British rule. 
• The major writings of Dada Bhai Naoroji were as follows:
  • Poverty in India
  • The manners and customs of the Parsees
  • Condition of India
  • Admission of educated natives into the ICS
  • The wants and means of India ​

Additional Information

• Dadabhai Naoroji was popularly known as the 'Grand Old Man of India'.
• He is the first Indian to become a member of the British Parliament.
• He helped found the London Indian Society and East India Association.
• In 1885, Naoroji became a vice president of the Bombay Presidency Association.
• He was Congress president thrice, in 1886, 1893, and 1906.