Question

    Who penned the Indian National

    Anthem?
    A Pingali Venkayya Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Jawaharlal Nehru Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Rabindranath Tagore Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Rabindranath Tagore, a luminary of Indian literature and a Nobel laureate, wrote the Indian National Anthem, "Jana Gana Mana." First performed in 1911 at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress, it was officially adopted as the national anthem in 1950.

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