(a) Pingali Venkaya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag here.

(b) Pattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of the Andhra region from here.

(c) Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here.

(d) Madam Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of Theosophical Society first here.

Answer: c

Explanation:

● Jan gana mana, India’s national anthem, was written by Rabindranath Tagore around 1911 and was sung by Sarala Devi Chowdhurani for the first time at the annual session of the Indian National Congress on 27 December 1911.

● During Rabindranath Tagore’s South India tour in 1919, Tagore stayed briefly at the Besant Theosophical College. During his stay there, between 25th February 1919 to 2nd March 1919, Tagore participated in the ‘Sing Song fun session’, an informal college gathering held every Wednesday night, and sang his Bengali song Jana gana mana, which he later translated into English known as “Morning Song of India.”

Hence, option c is correct.

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