Q1. The National Anthem was written by
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Bankim Chandra Chatterji
(c) Mohammed Iqbal
(d) None of the above
(UPSC Prelims 1985)
Answer: (a) Rabindranath Tagore
Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore composed the National Anthem of India, “Jana Gana Mana.” It was first sung in 1911 and officially adopted by the Constituent Assembly in 1950. Tagore’s literary genius earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.