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SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 24

SSC GD Constable (English) - 27 Jan 2023 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q24

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He wrote ‘Vande Mataram’ as a hymn to the motherland. Who is 'he' referred to?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The Correct answer is option 3 i.e.Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.

  • Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote the hymn 'Vande Mararam' . It is a poem written in Sanskrit in the 1870s, as part of his novel 'Anandmath.'
  • The poem played a vital role in the Indian Independence Movement. It first gained political significance when it was recited by Rabindranath Tagore at Congress in 1896.
  • On 24 January 1950, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted Vande Mararam as the Republic's national song.