Which among the following events happened earliest ?
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Answer: B. Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neel Darpan in 1858–59 (published 1860). Satyendranath Tagore cleared the ICS in 1863, Arya Samaj was founded in 1875, and Anandmath was written in 1882. So Neel Darpan came first.
Watch for: Satyendranath Tagore's 1863 achievement is close in time, which tempts students.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the Arya Samaj was founded later, in 1875.
- C. Wrong because Anandmath was written later, in 1882.
- D. Wrong because Satyendranath Tagore cleared the ICS in 1863, after Neel Darpan.
Source to check: Spectrum, 'A Brief History of Modern India' (Indigo Revolt; Socio-religious reform movements); Bipan Chandra, 'History of Modern India'
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