Q – In which year was ‘Jana Gana Mana’ adopted as the National Anthem of India?
(a) 1948
(b) 1949
(c) 1950
(d) 1951
R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1996
Ans. (c)
Explanation – The Constituent Assembly accepted ‘Jana Gana Mana’ as the National Anthem of India on 24 January, 1950. A formal rendition of the national anthem takes fifty-two seconds.
NATIONAL ANTHEM Rabindranath’s Jana-gana-mana, composed originally in Bengali was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on 24 January 1950. It was first sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress. The complete song consists of five stanzas. The first stanza contains the full version of the National Anthem. Playing time of the full version of the National Anthem is approximately 52 seconds. Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka, jaya he Bharata-bhagya-vidhata. Punjab-Sindh-Gujarat-Maratha Dravida-Utkala-Banga Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga Uchchala-Jaladhi-taranga. Tava shubha name jage, Tava shubha asisa mange, Gahe tava jaya gatha, Jana-gana-mangala-dayaka jaya he Bharata-bhagya-vidhata. Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he, Jaya jaya jaya, jaya he!
Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people, dispenser of India’s destiny. Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujarat and Maratha, Of the Dravida and Orissa and Bengal; It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas, mingles in the music of Jamuna and Ganges and is chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea. They pray for thy blessings and sing thy praise. The saving of all people waits in thy hand. thou dispenser of India’s destiny. Victory, victory, victory to thee. Source : A New Look at Modern Indian History – B L Grover & Alka Mehta ; INDIA – 2020 ( Publication Division ) |