MPSC Rajyaseva 2014 GS Paper 1 — Question 9

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आरंभकालीन राष्ट्रवाद्यांनी 20 व्या शतकातील स्वातंत्र्यचलवळीसाठी भक्कम पाया घातला : The early nationalists provided the firm foundation to the 20th century freedom movement through :

a)अर्जाविनंत्यांच्या राजकारणाद्वारे / Politics of petitions

b)घटनात्मक साधनांद्वारे / Constitutional means

c)आंदोलनात्मक मार्गांद्वारे / Agitational way

d)वसाहतवादाच्या आर्थिक समीक्षद्वारे / Economic critique of colonialism✓ Correct

The early nationalists (Moderates) exposed the exploitative nature of British rule through their pioneering economic critique of colonialism, which served as the intellectual foundation for future mass movements.

🏛️ The Maharashtra angle

Dadabhai Naoroji and Mahadev Govind Ranade pioneered this economic critique from Maharashtra.

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