Who was the first Indian selected as a member of the British Parliament?

(A) R.C. Dutt
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) Rammohan Roy
(D) Meghnad Desai

Correct Answer : Dadabhai Naoroji
Question Asked : Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2013
Womesh Chandra Bannerjee was the first president of Indian National Congress and first Indian to contest an election to the British House of Commons. Although he lost the election. It is known that Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian to be elected as a member of British Parliament.
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