Who among the following composed India's national anthem?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Ravindranath Tagore
  3. Dadabhai Naoroji
  4. Motilal Nehru

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Option 2 : Ravindranath Tagore
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CUET General Awareness (Ancient Indian History - I)
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The correct answer is Ravindranath Tagore.

Key PointsNational Anthem:

  • India's national anthem was composed by Rabindranath Tagore, which is another expression of the unity of India.
  • The lines of the National Anthem of India were originally set in Raga Alhaiya Bilawal.
  • The first version of the ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was sung in a convention of the Indian National Congress in 1911 at Calcutta.
  • The Jana Gana Mana was declared as India’s National Anthem on 24th January 1950.
  • The official version of the National Anthem of India should take 52 seconds by law.

Additional InformationNational Song:-

  • Vande Mataram is the National song of India.
  • The song was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.​
  • It is a poem taken from the novel Anandamath, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1882.
  • Its music was composed by Jadunath Bhattacharya.
  • It was first sung by Rabindranath Tagore at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress in 1896.
  • In 1950, the first two verses of the song were given the official status of the National Song of India.

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