Facts about India -Questions and Answers -40 (National Insignia 2)

National Insignia -2

976. In which language Janaganamana  was originally composed by Rabindranath Tagore?

(a) Bengali (b) Hindi

(c) Urdu (d) English

Answer: (a)

977. Constituent Assembly adopted Janaganamana  as the national anthem of India on:

(a) 26th November 1949 (b) 26th January 1950

(c) 22nd July 1947 (d) 24th January 1950

Answer: (d)

978. The first political occasion in which Janaganamana  sung was the  session of the Indian National Congress held on 27th December, ......

(a) 1896 (b) 1911

(c) 1921 (d) 1906

Answer: (b)

979. The complete song of Janaganamana  consists of ....... stanzas:

(a) 6 (b) 7

(c) 5 (d) 4

Answer: (c)

980. Which stanza of Janaganamana  is adopted as the national Anthem of India?

(a) First (b) Second

(c) Third (d) Last

Answer: (a)

981. A formal rendition of national anthem is completed in..... seconds.

(a) 20 (b) 52

(c) 42 (d) 55

Answer: (b)

982. A shortened version consisting of the first and last lines of national anthem is sung in ..... seconds:

(a) 25 (b) 20

(c) 16 (d) 22

Answer: (b)

983. In which journal Janaganamana was first published in 1912 ?

(a) Tatvabodhini Patrika (b) Bengal Gazette

(c) Dig Darshan (d) Samachar Darpan

Answer: (a)

984. Janaganamana was first published under the title:

(a) Vande Mataram (b) Morning Song

(c) Bharat Vidatha (d) National Hymn

Answer: (c)

985. Who rendered the English translation of Janaganamana?

(a) Aurobindo Ghosh (b) YB Yeats

(c) Rabindranath Tagore (d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Answer: (c)

986. Rabindranath Tagore wrote Janaganamana at the request of his intimate friend ..........who was a judge of Kolkata High Court:

(a) Ashutosh Chaudhary (b) Ashuthosh Mukherjee

(c) YB Yeats (d) None of these

Answer: (a)

987. The English version of national anthem begins with the words:

(a) I bow thee mother (b) Thou art the ruler

(c) God saves the kingdom (d) In god we trust

Answer: (b)

988. The Morning Song of India  is the English translation of:

(a) Janaganamana (b) Vandemataram

(c) Sare Jaham se Achcha (d) Amar Sonar Bangla

Answer: (a)

989. The region mentioned in the national anthem which at present not a part of India:

(a) Baluchistan (b) Punjab

(c) Orissa (d) Sind

Answer: (d)

990. Who wrote Vande Mataram  the national song of India?

(a) Rabindranth Tagore (b) Muhammad Iqbal

(c) Iswar Chandra Vidhyasagar (d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Answer: (d)

991. In which language Vande Mataram  was originally written?

(a) Bengali (b) Hindi

(c) Sanskrit (d) Urdu

Answer: (c)

992. Vandemataram is a part of the novel:

(a) Durgesanandini (b) Anandmath

(c) Ganadevata (d) Arogyaniketan

Answer: (b)

993. The first political occassion in which Vande Mataram sung was the 12th session of the Indian National Congress held in ...... at Kolkata:

(a) 1911 (b) 1912

(c) 1897 (d) 1896

Answer: (d)

994. Who rendered the English translation of Vande Mataram?

(a) Tagore

(b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

(c) Aurobindo Ghosh

(d) Muhammad Iqbal

Answer: (c)

995. The scientific name of Tiger, the national animal of India:

(a) Panthera leo (b) Panthera tigris

(c) Felis domesticus (d) None of these

Answer: (b)

996. In which year Tiger became the national animal of India?

(a) 1970 (b) 1971

(c) 1974 (d) 1972

Answer: (d)

997. Project Tiger was started in:

(a) 1973 (b) 1974

(c) 1975 (d) 1976

Answer: (a)

998. Which was the national animal of India before Tiger?

(a) Elephant (b) Bull

(c) Lion (d) Cow

Answer: (c)

999. National game of India:

(a) Chess (b) Football

(c) Hockey (d) Cricket

Answer: (c)

1000. The number of players in a Hockey team:

(a) 9 (b) 11

(c) 10 (d) 8

Answer: (b)
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