Who was the first Indian to qualify for Covenanted service?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Satyendra Nath Tagore.
The first Indian to qualify for the Covenanted Civil Service, which later became known as the Indian Civil Service (ICS), was Satyendranath Tagore.
He achieved this milestone in 1863. Satyendranath Tagore was the elder brother of the famous poet Rabindranath Tagore and played a pioneering role in opening the civil services to Indians during British rule in India.