SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 31

SSC CGL - 17 Aug 2021 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q31

Who among the following freedom fighters wrote the poem 'Vande Mataram' in 1875?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.

  • Bankim Chandra Chatterjee composed the Sanskrit poem Vande Mataram.
  • It was taken from the 1882 book Anand Math.
  • Rabindranath Tagore performed Vande Mataram for the first time in 1896.
  • On January 24th, 1950, the constituent assembly approved it.
  • Vande Mataram's music was created by Jadhunath Bhattacharya.