Q. Who was India’s first I.C.S. Officer?
Answer: Satyendra Nath Tagore
Notes: Satyendranath Tagore was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service in the year 1864. Tagore and his friend Monomohun Ghose sailed for England in 1862. Monomohun Ghose did not succeed in the Civil Service Examination. Satyendranath Tagore was posted to Bombay presidency. Gurusaday Dutt was the first Indian to come first in any part of the Open Competitive Services examination. In the year 1920, Subhas Chandra Bose ranked 4th in the Civil Service Examination.

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