With reference to the place Santiniketan, consider the following statements:1.It was originally an ashram built by Debendranath Tagore where anyone, irrespective of caste and creed, could come and spend time meditating on the one Supreme God.2.Visva-Bharati in Santiniketan is Bengal’s only central university.3.Santiniketan is the birthplace of the Indian national anthem, "Jana Gana Mana."Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q. With reference to the place Santiniketan, consider the following statements:
1.It was originally an ashram built by Debendranath Tagore where anyone, irrespective of caste and creed, could come and spend time meditating on the one Supreme God.
2.Visva-Bharati in Santiniketan is Bengal’s only central university.
3.Santiniketan is the birthplace of the Indian national anthem, “Jana Gana Mana.”
Which of the statements given above are correct?

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation –

Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Santiniketan was originally an ashram built by Debendranath Tagore where anyone, irrespective of caste and creed, could come and spend time meditating on the one Supreme God. Visva-Bharati in Santiniketan is Bengal’s only central university.

Statement 3 is incorrect. The song was written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1911 in Kolkata and was first sung at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress in December of that year. The song was not officially adopted as the Indian national anthem until 1950.

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