Indian Culture

Q. Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Jana Gana Mana’ has been adopted as India’s National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted?

A
The whole song
B
Only the first stanza
C
Third and Fourth stanza
D
First and Second stanza

Correct Answer

Only the first stanza

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