SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -It was first sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress. The song Jana-gana-mana, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the national anthem of India on 24 January 1950.

Detailed explanation-2: -The oldest national anthem is Great Britain’s “God Save the Queen, ‘’ which was described as a national anthem in 1825, although it had been popular as a patriotic song and used on occasions of royal ceremonial since the mid-18th century.

Detailed explanation-3: -On December 27, 1911, Rabindra Nath Tagore performed the anthem for the first time during a Congress meeting in Calcutta. Who would have thought that the song would one day serve as India’s national anthem and a fundamental obligation.