(a) Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj.
(b) Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neel Darpan.
(c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath.
(d) Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination.
21. Answer: (b) Option (b) is correct:
Neel Darpan is a famous Bengali play which was written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1858-59, published in Dhaka in 1860. The aim of this play was to protest against the imperial rule of British rule in India. The main context of the play is on the event of Indigo Revolt in Bengal. Swami Dayanand established the Arya Samaj in April 1875, in Bombay. Formed with the motto Krinvanto Vishvam Aryam (Make this world noble), the socio-cultural movement aimed to reform society by raising awareness about Vedic knowledge among people. The movement believed in infallibility of Vedas and took them as the only truth and source of all the knowledge. It also believed that postVedic texts such as Puranas were responsible for polluting the Vedic religion. It opposed the idol-worship and reincarnation theory of God. Satyendranath Tagore was selected for the Indian Civil Service in June 1863. He completed his probationary training and returned to India in November 1864. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandamath in 1882. It was set in the background of the Sanyasi Bidroho (rebellion of monks in late 18th century) and is one of key works on Bengal’s nationalism.
