With reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following statements is correct? 1. Pingali Venkayya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag here. 2. Pattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of Andhra region from here. 3. Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here. 4. Madame Blavastsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of Theosophical Society first here.

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Modern History

Prelims 2021

With reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following statements is correct?

Pingali Venkayya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag here.
Pattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of Andhra region from here.
Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here.
Madame Blavastsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of Theosophical Society first here.

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Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect. Pingali Venkayya: He is the designer of the Indian National Flag. He presented the tricolour flag to Mahatma Gandhi in 1921 at the Indian National Congress session in Bezwada (now Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh).

Statement 2 is incorrect. Pattabhi Sitaramayya: He was President of the Indian National Congress in 1948. He advocated for the linguistic reorganization of states and played a role in the demand for a separate Andhra state.

Statement 3 is correct. Madanapalle, a town in Andhra Pradesh, is known for a significant event related to the National Anthem of India. Rabindranath Tagore, during his brief stay at Theosophical College in Madanapalle in 1919, translated his Bengali poem/National Anthem Jana Gana Mana into English as Morning Song of India.

Statement 4 is incorrect. Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott: Founders of the Theosophical Society (1875). The Theosophical Society was established in New York (1875) and later moved to Adyar, Chennai (1882), not Madanapalle.

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