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 ?

Statement 1 is correct as Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, along with Jadunath Bose, was one of the first two graduates of the University of Calcutta, having passed the final examination in 1858/1859 [t2][t7][t9]. He later became a Deputy Magistrate and is renowned for composing 'Vande Mataram' [t6][t8]. Statement 2 is also correct; Satyendranath Tagore, the elder brother of Rabindranath Tagore, became the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Service (ICS) in 1863 [c1][t1][t5]. He was subsequently posted to the Bombay Presidency in 1864, breaking the long-standing racial barrier in the British administration [t4][t10]. Since both statements are historically accurate, the correct option is 3.

Sources

1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 26: Constitutional, Administrative and Judicial Developments > Indian Civil Service Act, 1861 > p. 515
2. [2] https://upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/History%20of%20the%20Commission%20final%20%281%29_0.pdf
3. [3] https://gcwk.ac.in/econtent_portal/ec/admin/contents/91_P18HSC104_2020121408512093.pdf
4. [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankim_Chandra_Chatterjee