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UPSC 2021 · Q36 · Modern History › Key Personalities & Ideologies · Save

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

(a) Pingali Venkayya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag here.
(b) Pattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of Andhra region from here.
(c) Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here.
(d) Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of Theosophical Society first here.
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Answer: (c) Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here.
UPSC 2021 · Q44 · Modern History › Key Personalities & Ideologies · Save

Who among the following is associated with ‘Songs from Prison’, a translation of ancient Indian religious lyrics in English?

(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(d) Sarojini Naidu
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Answer: (c) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi