Multiple choice general knowledge history

For Rabindranath Tagore, the National Anthem played when he received his Nobel Prize for Literature was his own work.

  1. True

  2. False

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B Correct answer
Explanation

This statement is False. Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 for 'Gitanjali'. The national anthem played at the ceremony would have been 'God Save the King' (the British national anthem), as India was under British rule and 'Jana Gana Mana' (which Tagore composed in 1911) did not become India's national anthem until 1950, long after the Nobel ceremony.