Question

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 1

The answer is (b).

Neeldarpan is a famous Bengali play which was written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1858-59.

The aim of this play was to protest against the imperial rule of British rule in India. This show has also received great reactions from people around the world.

Answer 2

The Arya Samaj was established by Dayanand Saraswati on April 10 1875. 
Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan in 1860. 
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay published his Anandmath in the year 1882. 
Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in Indian Civil Service examination in June 1863.

Thus, the event that happened first was the publishing of Neeldarpan by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1860. It was an important determinant for Indigo revolt and the development of theatre in Bengal.