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Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 95

The national song of India was composed by-

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Bankim Chnadra Chatterjee

  3. Pydirnarri Venkata Subba Rao

  4. Pingali Venkayya

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Answer: (B) Bankim Chnadra Chatterjee

Explanation

India's national song, 'Vande Mataram', was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and appears in his novel Anandamath (1882). The national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' was written by Rabindranath Tagore, and Pingali Venkayya designed the national flag.