Indian Independence Movement

Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services in 1863 after the British government allowed Indians to compete (his brother Rabindranath Tagore was a Nobel laureate writer). Swami Vivekananda was a spiritual leader, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis was a statistician (founder of ISI), and Rabindranath was a writer, not a civil servant.

The Liberhan Commission, headed by Justice M.S. Liberhan, was constituted in December 1992 to investigate the circumstances leading to the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. It submitted its report after 17 years in 2009.

The Justice Srikrishna Commission was constituted to investigate the Mumbai communal riots of 1992-93. This commission, headed by Justice B.N. Srikrishna, submitted its report in 1998 after examining the circumstances surrounding the violence. The Justice Nanavati Commission investigated the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, while the Justice Liberhan Commission looked into the Babri Masjid demolition. The Justice J.S. Verma Committee was formed after the 2012 Delhi gangrape case.

The Justice Venugopal Commission was established in 1982 to investigate the Kanyakumari communal riots between Hindus and Christians. Jagmohan Reddy Commission probed the 1969 Ahmedabad riots, Liberhan Commission investigated the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition, and Nanavati Commission covered the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and 2002 Gujarat riots.

Rajesh Pilot, born Rajeshwar Prasad, was a prominent Indian politician and former Indian Air Force pilot. He served as a Union Minister and was a senior Congress leader. The other options - Rajiv Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Madhav Rao Scindia - did not have Rajeshwar Prasad as their original name.

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The Answer is: A) Rajesh Pilot

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Rajeshwar Prasad, popularly known as Rajesh Pilot, was an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress. He served as the Union Minister of State for Internal Affairs in the Government of India. He was born on February 10, 1945, in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Meghnad Saha, the renowned astrophysicist known for the Saha equation (thermal ionization), became the first Indian scientist to serve as a Member of Parliament when he was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1952. He was elected as an independent candidate from North West Kolkata constituency.

R.E. Grant Govan was the first president of the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India), serving from 1928 to 1929. He was one of the founding figures of Indian cricket's governing body.

Rajesh Pilot, born Rajeshwar Prasad, was a prominent Indian politician and former Indian Air Force pilot. He served as a Union Minister and was a senior Congress leader. Rajiv Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi, and Madhav Rao Scindia were not known by this original name.

Satyendranath Tagore (elder brother of Rabindranath Tagore) was the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Services (ICS) in 1863. Before him, only British officers were allowed to join the ICS. His achievement opened doors for other Indians in the colonial administration.

Mahatma Gandhi was the undisputed leader of the Indian National Congress and spearheaded the independence movement. A.O. Hume was a British civil servant who founded the Congress in 1885. Raja Ram Mohan Roy died before the Congress was formed (1833), and Swami Vivekananda, while a prominent reformer, was never a Congress member.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India, serving from 1950 to 1962. He was a key freedom fighter and was unanimously elected as President after India became a Republic. Pratibha Patil was India's first woman President (2007-2012), while Radhakrishnan was the second President (1962-1967).

Subbarayalu was the first Chief Minister of the Madras Province (which later became Tamil Nadu) in 1920s during the Justice Party era. O.P. Ramasamy and others mentioned served much later. C.N. Annadurai (Anna) became the first CM of Tamil Nadu after the state was renamed in 1969, not the first of Madras Province.

Dr. Zakir Hussain was the third President of India, serving from 1967 until his death in 1969. He was also the first Muslim President. Before him, Rajendra Prasad (1st) and Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan (2nd) served. Option B (Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed) was the 5th President.