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  • Question
  • The National Anthem was first sung in the year


  • Options
  • A. 1911
  • B. 1913
  • C. 1936
  • D. 1935

  • Correct Answer
  • 1911 

    Explanation
    The national anthem of India is 'Jana-gana-mana', composed originally in Bengali, by Rabindranath Tagore. 'Jana-gana-mana' was first sung on 27th December 1911, long before Indian gained independence, at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress. The complete song consists of five stanzas. As for the playing time of the full version of the national anthem, it will take up approximately 52 seconds. A short version, consisting of first and last lines of the stanza (playing time approximately 20 seconds), is also played on certain occasions.

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