(a) Identify the person in the picture and state what he is popularly known as.

(b) His achievement in strengthening Indian nationalism.

(c) His views on the cause of poverty in India.

(a) The person shown in the picture is Dadabhai Naoroji. He is popularly known as the 'Grand Old Man of India'.

(b) Dadabhai Naoroji played a significant role in strengthening Indian nationalism. His role in the Congress was praiseworthy.

1. He took an active part in the foundation of the Indian National Congress and was elected its President thrice, in 1886, 1893 and 1906 respectively.
2. Resolutions on Self-government, Boycott, Swadeshi and National Education were passed by the Congress under his Presidentship.
3. The credit for demanding Swaraj from the Congress platform for the first time (1906) goes to him.
4. In his Presidential address, he said that the Congress wanted Self-government or Swaraj like that of the United Kingdom or the Colonies.

(c) Dadabhai Naoroji was an economic thinker.

1. He came to the conclusion that the root cause for the economic ills of India was the exploitation of India by the British.
2. Dadabhai's views on Indian economy are given in his work entitled 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India'.
3. His famous 'Drain Theory' explained how India's wealth was being 'drained' to England through various ways.