In which of the following Indian National Congress (INC) sessions was the National Anthem sung for the first time?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is 1911, Kolkata.

Key Points

The National Anthem was first sung on the second day of the annual conference of the Indian National Congress (INC) in Kolkata on December 27, 1911.
It was written in (Tatsama) Bengali.

National Anthem

'Jana Gana Mana' is the first stanza of the Bengali chant 'Bharoto Bhagryo Bidhata', penned by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
The song "Jana Gana Mana" was first printed under the title "Bharat Vidhata" in Tattva Bodhini Patrika in January 1912.
It takes about 52 seconds for its total completion, while it takes 20 seconds for the first and last lines of the stanza.
There is a total of five stanzas in our National Anthem.
The Hindi version of the National Anthem was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 24 January 1950.
The original composition written by Rabindranath Tagore was translated into Hindi by Abid Ali.