UPSC Prelims 2018 GS Paper I · Q80 of 100 History medium

Which among the following events happened earliest ?

  1. (a) Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj.
  2. (b) Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan. ✓ UPSC's answer
  3. (c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath.
  4. (d) Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination.

Why the answer is (b)

• Dinabandhu Mitra's play 'Neel Darpan', exposing indigo planters' oppression, appeared in 1860 — the earliest event.

• Satyendranath Tagore passed the ICS in 1863; Swami Dayanand founded the Arya Samaj in 1875; Bankim's 'Anandamath' was published in 1882.

• Hence option (b).

Why the other options are wrong

(a) Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj.
Arya Samaj was founded in 1875.
(c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath.
Anandamath was published in 1882.
(d) Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services…
Satyendranath Tagore joined the ICS in 1863.

Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2018, held on 3 June 2018. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.

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