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Which one of the following statements is not correct about Dadabhai Naoroji?
1. He was the first Indian to be appointed as professor of Mathematics and Physics at Elphinstone College, Bombay.
2. He was elected as the member of British Parliament in 1892.
3. He started a Gujarati Journal, 'Rast Goftar'.
4. For four times he had presided over the Indian National Congress.

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Correct Answer - Option 4 : For four times he had presided over the Indian National Congress.

The correct answer is For four times he had presided over the Indian National Congress.

  • Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian to be appointed as a professor of Mathematics and Physics at Elphinstone College, Bombay. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
  • Dadabhai Naroji presided over Congress three times. He was the Congress president during 1886, 1893, and 1906 sessionsHence, statement 4 Not is correct.
  • He had also been founder-editor of the journal Rast Goftar in Bombay in 1851. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
  • He founded the London Zoroastrian Association in 1861.
  • He was also a founding member of the East India Association and London Indian Society and became vocal in promoting Indian rights in regard to the ICS and trade.
  • He was an economist and proponent of the drain theory, building up a detailed economic critique of British imperialism in India.
  • He also established links with Irish MPs and was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress in 1885 in Bombay.
  • In 1886, Naoroji campaigned as a Liberal Party candidate for the strongly Conservative seat of Holborn.
  • In 1888, referring to Naoroji's defeat, the Conservative Party Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, remarked that an English constituency was not ready to elect a 'Blackman', drawing greater notoriety to Naoroji.
  • In 1892, he contested the seat of Central Finsbury, campaigning on Gladstone's platform of Liberalism, and was successfully elected with a majority of five
  • Hence, statement 2 is correct.
  • He lost his seat in the General Election of 1895.
  • In 1906, Dadabhai Naoroji stood as a candidate at Lambeth North but was again unsuccessful.
  • In 1907, Dadabhai Naoroji left England to retire at Versova in Bombay, where he died in 1917.

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