WBCS.LIVE practice question

At which session of the INC was 'Vande Mataram' sung for the first time?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 1885 session
  2. 1905 session
  3. 1911 session
  4. 1896 session

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 1896 session

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: D) 1896 session šŸ“š Explanation: The highly patriotic song 'Vande Mataram', originally written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, was sung for the very first time at a political stage during the 1896 session of the INC in Calcutta. It was beautifully sung by Rabindranath Tagore, who also composed the music for it. The song later became the powerful rallying cry of the Swadeshi Movement.