Who among the following was the first Indian to qualify for the Indian

Who among the following was the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Service ?

[amp_mcq option1=”Satyendranath Tagore” option2=”Surendranath Banerjee” option3=”R.C. Dutt” option4=”Subhas Chandra Bose” correct=”option1″]

This question was previously asked in
UPSC NDA-2 – 2019
Satyendranath Tagore was the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Service (ICS).
He achieved this feat in 1863, breaking the European monopoly on the prestigious service.
The Indian Civil Service was the administrative service of British India. Its entry exam, held in London, was highly competitive and challenging for Indians due to various discriminatory practices, including the age limit and the nature of the syllabus. Other prominent Indians who later joined the ICS included Surendranath Banerjee, Romesh Chunder Dutt, and later, Subhas Chandra Bose (who resigned).