With reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following statements is correct?
- APingali Venkayya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag here.
- BPattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of Andhra region from here.
- CRabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here.Correct
- DMadame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of Theosophical Society first here.
Explanation
The correct statement regarding Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh is that Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem (Jana Gana Mana) from Bengali to English here. This historic event took place in February 1919 at the Besant Theosophical College in Madanapalle. Rabindranath Tagore himself rendered the English translation, and it was later set to music by Margaret Cousins, the wife of the college principal. This is a well-documented and significant historical fact associated with Madanapalle.
The other options are incorrect:
A) Pingali Venkayya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag, but this event was not specifically tied to Madanapalle.
B) Pattabhi Sitaramaiah was indeed a prominent leader from the Andhra region, but the Quit India Movement was a widespread event, and he did not specifically lead it from Madanapalle in the context described.
D) Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up the headquarters of the Theosophical Society first in New York (1875) and later moved it to Adyar, Chennai (1882), not Madanapalle.
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