Consider the following statements 1. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcut ta University. 2. Satyendranath Tagore was the first Indian to qualify for the British Civil Service. Which of the statements given above is/ are correc

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Q: 72 (CDS-I/2006)
Consider the following statements
1. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcut ta University.
2. Satyendranath Tagore was the first Indian to qualify for the British Civil Service.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct ?

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

CDS-I

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The correct answer is option 3: Both 1 and 2.

Statement 1 states that Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University. This statement is correct. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was indeed the first graduate of the Calcutta University, which was established in 1857. He graduated with a degree in Arts.

Statement 2 states that Satyendranath Tagore was the first Indian to qualify for the British Civil Service. This statement is also correct. Satyendranath Tagore, who was the brother of the famous poet Rabindranath Tagore, became the first Indian to qualify for the British Civil Service in 1863.

Therefore, both statements 1 and 2 are correct. They provide accurate information about the achievements of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and Satyendranath Tagore, respectively.

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