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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 32

SSC MTS - 19 July 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q32

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Who among the following was the first Indian to be selected to the British ‘House of Commons’ on a Liberal Party ticket?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Dadabhai Naoroji.

  • Dadabhai Naoroji was an Indian social political leader and one of the founders of the Indian National Congress.
  • A leading nationalist author and spokesman, he was the first Indian to be elected to membership in the British Parliament.
  • In 1855 he was appointed Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Elphinstone College in Mumbai.
  • The first Indian to be given an academic appointment, he was called ‘The Promise of India’ by another professor at the institution.