{"id":91605,"date":"2025-06-01T11:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91605"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:00:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:00:52","slug":"which-among-the-following-events-happened-earliest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-among-the-following-events-happened-earliest\/","title":{"rendered":"Which among the following events happened earliest ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which among the following events happened earliest ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj.&#8221; option2=&#8221;Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan.&#8221; option3=&#8221;Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath.&#8221; option4=&#8221;Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination.&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is B) Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nTo determine the earliest event, we need to know the approximate dates of each event:<br \/>\nA) Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj in 1875.<br \/>\nB) Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan between 1858 and 1859 (it was published in 1860).<br \/>\nC) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath in 1882.<br \/>\nD) Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination in 1863.<br \/>\nComparing the dates, the writing of Neeldarpan occurred earliest.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nNeeldarpan (The Mirror of Indigo) is a Bengali play that depicted the plight of indigo farmers under British planters. 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