Amar Sonar Bangla — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2007

The song Amar Sonar Bangla, written during the Swadeshi Movement, inspired the liberation struggle of Bangladesh and was later adopted as the National Anthem of Bangladesh. Who wrote this song?

1. Rajni Kanta Sen
2. Dwijendralal Ray
3. Mukunda Das
4. Rabindranath Tagore

Explanation

Option (d) is correct

• Rabindranath Tagore composed Amar Sonar Bangla in 1905 during the Swadeshi Movement against the partition of Bengal. The song later became the national anthem of Bangladesh after its independence in 1971.

Answer: (d) Rabindranath Tagore