New world record by singing the national anthem

New record national song

Question: Recently 3.5 lakh people set a new world record by singing the national anthem in which of the following state of India?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Bihar
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
Ans:(a)
Related facts:

  • On 21 January 2017; over 3.5 lakh people set a new world record by singing the national anthem at an event at Kagvad in Rajkot, Gujarat.
  • The occasion was the installation of the idol of goddess Khodiyar at the newly-built Khodal Dham temple in Rajkot.
  • The record was registered in the Guinness Book of World Records.
  • Earlier, 2, 54,537 people had sung the national anthem in Bangladesh in 2014 and set a record.

Reference:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/With-national-anthem-on-their-lips-they-create-world-record/article17075751.ece