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History GK · Q704

Modern Indian History

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 704

Q704

Who is the author of Vande Mataram?

A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Rabindranath Tagore
C.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Answer
D.
Sarat Chandra Chatterjee

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was born on June 27, 1838, in Naihati in West Bengal to an orthodox Bengali Brahmin family. He wrote the national song 'Vande Mataram', which was a part of his novel Anandamath (1882). It is a political novel depicting a Sanyasi army fighting the British soldiers.