UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2021

With reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. Pingali Venkayya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag here.
  2. Pattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of Andhra region from here.
  3. Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here.
  4. Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of Theosophical Society first here.

Answer

Correct Answer

Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here.

Explanation

Rabindranath Tagore translated 'Jana Gana Mana' into English as 'The Morning Song of India' at Madanapalle in 1919, during his stay at the Besant Theosophical College. The Theosophical Society's headquarters were set up at Adyar (Chennai), and the flag-design and Quit India claims are not linked to Madanapalle.

Topics: historical places & personalities, history, madanapalle (andhra pradesh), modern history