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UGC NET December 2012 History
Name the first Indian selected to the Indian Civil Service.
ASurendranath Banerjee
BAnandamohan Bose
CGurudas Banerjee
DSatyendra Nath Tagore ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Satyendra Nath Tagore — The first Indian selected to the Indian Civil Service was Satyendra Nath Tagore, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The first Indian selected to the Indian Civil Service was Satyendra Nath Tagore, so that is the answer.
★He qualified in 1863, becoming the first Indian member of the prestigious service.
★He was a brother of the poet Rabindranath Tagore.
★He served in the Bombay Presidency and rose to be a judge.
★Surendranath Banerjee was among the early Indians in the service but was later dismissed.
★The difficulty Indians faced in the examination became a major nationalist grievance.
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