Vande Mataram - 150 Years Quiz

Who wrote the song Vande Mataram?

• Rabindranath Tagore

• Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

• Subramania Bharati

• Mahatma Gandhi

In which novel does Vande Mataram appear?

• Durgeshnandini

• Anandamath

• Kapalkundala

• Devi Chaudhurani

Around which year was Vande Mataram composed?

• 1857

• 1869

• 1875

• 1885

In which year was the novel Anandamath published?

• 1875

• 1882

• 1890

• 1905

What does the phrase Vande Mataram mean?

• Long Live the Nation

• I bow to the Mother

• Victory to India

• Glory to Freedom

Who set the tune for Vande Mataram in its first sung version?

• Rabindranath Tagore

• Lata Mangeshkar

• A.R. Rahman

• M.S. Subbulakshmi

Vande Mataram was first sung at which session of the Indian National Congress?

• Bombay 1885

• Calcutta 1896

• Surat 1907

• Madras 1911

Which part of Vande Mataram was adopted as the National Song of India?

• The full poem

• Only the first two stanzas

• Only the first stanza

• Last two stanzas

What natural symbols are used in Vande Mataram to describe the motherland?

• Mountains and deserts

• Fields and rivers

• Forests, fields, and blooming flowers

• Oceans and stars

What feeling does Vande Mataram primarily express?

• Gratitude to teachers

• Devotion to the motherland

• Love for nature

• Prayer for peace