GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When Indian National Anthem was first sung?
A
August 15, 1947
B
1857 revolt
C
December 27, 1911 Calcutta
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The song was first publicly sung on the second day of the annual session of the Indian National Congress in Calcutta (now Kolkata) on 27 December 1911 by Rabindranath Tagore’s niece in her school assembly.

Detailed explanation-2: -National Anthem It was first sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.

Detailed explanation-3: -Experience the journey of the song ‘Jana Gana Mana’ The text was first published in 1905, in an issue of Tatwabodhini Patrika. In 1911, the session held by Indian National Congress, in Calcutta, on 27th December, became the first location where the song was sung publicly – and Tagore sang it himself.

Detailed explanation-4: -It was played before the NAC on 10 August 1950. Official recognition to the national anthem, however, was not given until August 1954. The NAC distributed records of the composed tune amongst prominent poets, who responded by writing and submitting several hundred songs for evaluation by the NAC.

Detailed explanation-5: -The foreign Anthem should be played first followed immediately by the Indian Anthem.

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