Indian Music and Artists

Jana Gana Mana, composed by Rabindranath Tagore in 1911, was officially adopted as India's National Anthem in 1950. It was first sung at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.

Vande Mataram, composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterji in 1882, was featured in his novel 'Anandamath'. It became India's National Song in 1950, distinct from the National Anthem (Jana Gana Mana).

Narinder Biba was a renowned Punjabi folk singer who sang 'Chum Chum Rakhan Nee Eh Kalgin Jujhar Di.' Surinder Kaur and Parkash Kaur were famous Punjabi singers but not performers of this specific song. Daleep Kaur is also a different artist.

Correct option is (3).

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Raj Kapoor is the correct answer. The song 'Mera Joota Hai Japani' from the film Shree 420 (1955) was picturized on Raj Kapoor himself, who was the lead actor and director of the film. It became an iconic song representing newly independent India. Shammi Kapoor, Kishore Kumar (who sang it), and Ashok Kumar were not the ones it was picturized on.

Amir Khusro was a 13th-century Sufi poet, musician, and scholar who contributed to Indian classical music and literature, but the sarod as an instrument developed much later (around the 19th century) and is not associated with him. The other pairings are correct: Bhim Sen Joshi was indeed a renowned vocalist, Utpal Dutt was a legendary film and theater actor, and Shambhu Maharaj was a Kathak exponent.

M. Balamurlikrishna is indeed a renowned Carnatic vocal singer, while Budhaditya Mukerjee is a sitarist (not sarod), Allah Rakha Khan was a tabla maestro (not flute), and Yamini Krishnamurti is a Bharatanatyam dancer (not painter).

Saare Jahan Se Achha was written by Muhammad Iqbal (Allama Iqbal) in 1904 and is one of the most enduring patriotic songs in South Asia. Iqbal was a philosopher, poet, and politician who wrote this poem in thePersian script as an anthem for Hindu-Muslim unity during the colonial period. The song remains popular in both India and Pakistan, though Iqbal later became associated with the Pakistan movement.

Vande Mataram, India's national song, is part of the novel 'Anand Math' written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1882. The novel was set during the Sannyasi Rebellion in Bengal. It was later adopted as a national song distinct from the national anthem Jana Gana Mana.

Pradeep was the renowned Hindi poet and lyricist who composed the patriotic song 'Jara Yaad Karo Kurbaani'. He wrote many memorable patriotic songs including 'Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo' and 'Mera Joota Hai Japani'. Javed Akhtar is also a famous lyricist but belongs to a later generation, while Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a Pakistani Qawwali singer.

The iconic theme song 'Mangal Mangal' from the 2005 film 'Mangal Pandey: The Rising' was sung by Kailash Kher in his distinctive folk-pop style.

Both 'Race' (starring Saif Ali Khan and Bipasha Basu) and 'Jannat' (starring Emraan Hashmi) were major box office hits in the first half of 2008. 'Mithya' and 'Khuda Kay Liye' released in this period but were not among the two major hits.

Vande Mataram, composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1882, is India's National Song. It is distinct from the National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana,' though both hold equal status.