Which among the following events happened earliest ?
A
Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj.
B
Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan.
Correct Answer
C
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath.
D
Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination.
Explanation
Option (b) is correct because Dinabandhu Mitra published *Neeldarpan* in 1860, depicting the atrocities of indigo planters, which predates the other events. Satyendranath Tagore cleared the Indian Civil Services examination in 1863, making it the most tempting but incorrect choice as it occurred three years later. The core concept being tested is the chronological awareness of significant socio-cultural and administrative milestones in 19th-century British India.
Modern Indian HistoryChronology of Socio-Cultural EventsSwami DayanandArya SamajDinabandhu MitraNeeldarpanBankim Chandra ChattopadhyayAnandmathSatyendranath TagoreIndian Civil Services