NATIONAL ANTHEM
Q1. Who wrote the National Anthem "Jana Gana Mana"?
Rabindranath Tagore.
Q2. Another country also has a poem written by Rabindranath Tagore as its National Anthem. Which country?
Bangladesh - "Amar Sonar Bangla".
Q3. In which year and language the National Anthem was composed?
1910/11 - Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore.
Q4. Who composed the music for the current version of the National Anthem?
Ram Singh Thakur - a music composer who also served the Indian National Army under Subhas Chandra Bose.
Q5. Under what title and in which year and news paper the song (National Anthem) was published?
"Bharat Vidata" - 1912 - Tatva Bodhini (news paper).
Q6. The National Anthem in original comprised of how many stanzas?
Five stanzas.
Q7. How many stanzas of the original version of the song has been adopted as the National Anthem?
The first stanza.
Q8. When and where was the song "Jana Gana Mana" sung first ?
At the INC session in Kolkatta on 27.12.1911.
Q9. When from the "Jana Gana Mana" adopted as National Anthem?
24.1.1950
Q10. What is the English (translation) name for Jana Gana Mana?
The Morning Song.
Q11. What is the duration of the playing time of the full version of National Anthem?
52 seconds.
Q12. What is the duration of the playing time of the shortened version of National Anthem?
20 seconds.
Q13. Which are the two rivers mentioned in the National Anthem?
Yamuna and Ganga.
Q14. How many regions are mentioned in the National Anthem?
Nine - Punjab, Sindhu, Gujarata, Maharatta, Dravida, Utkala, Banga, Vindhya and Himachala.
Q15. In which language the National Anthem was written?
Bengali - with sanskritized words. (Using of highly sanskritized words in other languages is known as "Tatsama").
Q16. Who plalyed the musical band when the National Anthem was first sung during the inaugural address of the Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 15th August 1947 from the Red Fort?
Ram Singh Thakur.
Q17. Where did Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali and also set the musical notations?
Madanapalle in Andhra Pradesh, while on a visit there at the request of James H. Cousins an Irish poet.
