2018 · Modern HistoryPrevious Year Question
Q80.
Which among the following events happened earliest?
A. Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj.
B. Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan.
C. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath.
D. Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination.
Answer

B

Explanation

Chronological order: 1. Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan - 1858-59; 2. Satyendranath Tagore became first Indian ICS - 1863; 3. Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj - 1875; 4. Bankim Chandra wrote Anandmath - 1882. Hence Dinabandhu Mitra writing Neeldarpan (1858-59) happened earliest.