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Question

The First Indian to contest and election to the British House of Commons was:

  1. DadaBhai Naoroji
  2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  3. Pheroze Shah Mehta
  4. W. C. Bannerjee

Answer:

Option A: DadaBhai Naoroji

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “DadaBhai Naoroji”.

Naoroji went as far as contesting, successfully, an election to the British House of Commons, becoming its first Indian member.