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Satyendranath Tagore was the first Indian to join the British Indian Civil Services. Option "Lala Lajpat Rai" was a prominent leader but did not join the Civil Services. Option "C.R. Das" was a prominent leader but not a member of the Civil Services. Option "Bal Gangadhar Tilak" was a leader of the freedom struggle but did not serve in the Civil Services.