Question

How long does it take a formal rendition of the national anthem?
(A) 52 seconds
(B) 60 seconds
(C) 42 seconds
(D) 20 seconds

Answer 1

Hint:
India's Anthem "Jana Gana Mana" was originally named by Rabindra Nath Tagore in Bengali. The Electoral Council adopted the national anthem and the national anthem on January 24, 1950. An Indian citizen must stand upright while his or her translation is being released.

Complete step by step solution:
 Jana Gana Mana is the Indian national anthem. Named Baroto Bhagyo Bidhata in Bengali by polymath Rabindranath Tagore. The Sadhu Bengali or tatsama Bengali, widely used in literature at the time, was influenced by Sanskrit dictionary. The first installment of the song Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata was approved by the Constituent Assembly of India. The official translation of the national anthem takes about 52 seconds. The abbreviated version with the first and last lines is also edited periodically. It began singing publicly on December 27, 1911 at the Calcutta (now Kolkata) Session of the Indian National Congress. The poem was first read aloud on the second day of the annual session of the Indian National Congress in Calcutta (now Kolkata) on December 27, 1911. Then, it was followed in January 1912 at the annual Adi Brahmo Samaj ceremony, however, much was unknown to readers of the magazine. Adi Brahmo Samaj, Tattwabodhini Patrika. The poem was published under the title Bharat Bhagya Bidhata in Tatwabodhini Patrika, which was the official publication of Brahmo Samaj and Tagore at the time the Editor.


Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Note:
Outside of Calcutta, the song was first sung by bard himself at a ceremony held at Besant Theosophical College in Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh on 28 February 1919 when Tagore visited the college and sang a song. The song delighted college students when Margaret Cousins, the former vice-chancellor of the college, both asked Tagore to produce an English version of the song and put the music text on the national anthem, which was followed only when the song was sung in the first style.