Question

When was the Jana Gana Mana adopted as the national anthem of India by the Constituent Assembly?
A. 15th August 1947
B. 26th January 1950
C. 24th January 1950
D. 26th January 1932

Answer 1

Hint: The Constitution was made by the Constituent Assembly which had been elected for undivided India. The first sitting of this Constituent Assembly was held on 9th December 1946 and it subsequently reassembled as Constituent Assembly for divided India on 14th August 1947.

Complete answer:
Indirect elections took place to elect the members of the Constituent Assembly. They were elected by the members of the Provisional Legislative Assemblies that had been established in 1935. The plan proposed by the committee of the British cabinet, called the Cabinet Mission acted as a guide for the composition of the Constituent Assembly. As a consequence of partition, the numbers in the assembly were reduced to 299. On 26th November 194, out of these, 284 were actually present, who subsequently appended their signature to the Constitution as finally passed.
The Constituent Assembly adopted the national flag on 22nd July 1947 and it also adopted the national anthem on 24th January 1950 and the national song on 24th January 1950. Dr. Rajendra Prasad on 24th January 1950 was elected as the first President of India by the Constituent Assembly. The Constituent Assembly held 11 sessions over two years, 11 months, and 18 days. About 60 countries were referred to by the Constitution-makers when the Constitution was made, and the Draft Constitution was considered for 114 days. Rs 64 lakh was the total expenditure incurred on making the Constitution.

Thus, option (C) is correct.

Note: The Constituent Assembly held its final session on 24th January 1950. It however did not end and continued as the provisional parliament of India from 26th January 1950 till the formation of new Parliament after the first general elections in 1951-52.