Question

UPSC Prelims 2018 Question:

Which among the following events happened earliest?

  1. 1. Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj.
  2. 2. Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan.
  3. 3. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath.
  4. 4. Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2: Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan.

Detailed Solution

Explanation

  • The correct order of the events is as follows:
    • 1858: Dinabandhu Mitra wrote the play Neeldarpan. The play was essential to Neel-Vidroha, better known as the Indigo Revolt.
    • 1863: Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination. He was one of the members of Brahmo Samaj.
    • 1875- Swami Dayanand Saraswati established Arya Samaj. Its aim was to re-establish the Vedas, the earliest Hindu scriptures, as revealed truth.
    • 1882- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath. It is inspired by and set in the background of the Sannyasi Rebellion. Vande Mataram, "Hail to the Bengal Motherland", first song to represent Bengal as the Motherland was published in this novel.

Therefore, option (2) is the correct answer.

Subject: History | Miscellaneous(hist)

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