Who was the first Indian to qualify for Covenanted service?

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SSC CGL 2023 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On: 24 Jul 2023 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Satyendra Nath Tagore.Key Points

Satyendra Nath Tagore was the first Indian to qualify for Covenanted service.
He cleared the Indian Civil Service (ICS) examination in 1863 and joined the Bengal Presidency Civil Service.
He was a member of Bramho Samaj.
Tagore was a prominent member of the Tagore family and was the elder brother of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

Additional Information

Covenanted service was a term used to describe the higher ranks of the Indian Civil Service, which was the administrative arm of the British Raj in India.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale was a member of the Indian National Congress and advocated for constitutional reforms and self-rule for India.
- He was also a mentor to Mahatma Gandhi.
Subhash Chandra Bose was a radical nationalist leader.
- He formed the Indian National Army to fight against the British during World War II.
Surendra Nath Banerjee was a prominent Indian nationalist leader who founded the Indian National Association.
- It later became the Indian National Congress.