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20 National Song of India Quiz Questions with Answers

1. What is the National Song of India?

A) Jana Gana Mana
B) Vande Mataram
C) Sare Jahan Se Achha
D) Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon

Answer: B) Vande Mataram


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2. Who wrote the National Song of India?

A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
C) Muhammad Iqbal
D) Sarojini Naidu

Answer: B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay


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3. In which novel did “Vande Mataram” first appear?

A) Gora
B) Anandamath
C) Durgeshnandini
D) Devi Chaudhurani

Answer: B) Anandamath


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4. In which year was the novel Anandamath published?

A) 1872
B) 1882
C) 1892
D) 1902

Answer: B) 1882


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5. In which language was “Vande Mataram” originally written?

A) Hindi
B) Bengali
C) Sanskritized Bengali
D) Urdu

Answer: C) Sanskritized Bengali


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6. What does “Vande Mataram” mean?

A) Victory to India
B) I Bow to Thee, Mother
C) Long Live India
D) Mother India Forever

Answer: B) I Bow to Thee, Mother


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7. When was “Vande Mataram” adopted as the National Song of India?

A) 15 August 1947
B) 22 July 1947
C) 24 January 1950
D) 26 January 1950

Answer: C) 24 January 1950


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8. Who first sang “Vande Mataram” at an Indian National Congress session?

A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
C) Lata Mangeshkar
D) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: A) Rabindranath Tagore


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9. At which Indian National Congress session was “Vande Mataram” first sung?

A) Bombay (1885)
B) Calcutta (1896)
C) Lahore (1929)
D) Karachi (1931)

Answer: B) Calcutta (1896)


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10. Which two stanzas of “Vande Mataram” have official status as the National Song?

A) First and Second
B) Second and Third
C) Third and Fourth
D) Fourth and Fifth

Answer: A) First and Second


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11. Who composed the original tune for “Vande Mataram”?

A) A. R. Rahman
B) Rabindranath Tagore
C) Hemant Kumar
D) Ravi Shankar

Answer: B) Rabindranath Tagore


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12. “Vande Mataram” became a powerful slogan during:

A) The Green Revolution
B) The Indian Freedom Movement
C) The Quit India Movement only
D) The Emergency

Answer: B) The Indian Freedom Movement


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13. Which of the following is India’s National Anthem?

A) Vande Mataram
B) Jana Gana Mana
C) Sare Jahan Se Achha
D) Hum Honge Kamyab

Answer: B) Jana Gana Mana


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14. The National Song primarily pays tribute to:

A) The Indian Constitution
B) Mother India
C) The National Flag
D) The Himalayas only

Answer: B) Mother India


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15. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay is famous as a:

A) Scientist
B) Novelist and Poet
C) Freedom Fighter
D) Music Composer

Answer: B) Novelist and Poet


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16. Which constitutional body adopted “Vande Mataram” as the National Song?

A) Parliament of India
B) Constituent Assembly of India
C) Supreme Court of India
D) Election Commission of India

Answer: B) Constituent Assembly of India


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17. On which date was “Vande Mataram” given official recognition as the National Song?

A) 15 August 1947
B) 22 July 1947
C) 24 January 1950
D) 26 January 1950

Answer: C) 24 January 1950


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18. Which state was Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay associated with?

A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) West Bengal
D) Tamil Nadu

Answer: C) West Bengal


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19. Which statement is correct?

A) “Jana Gana Mana” is the National Song.
B) “Vande Mataram” is the National Song.
C) Both are National Anthems.
D) Neither has official status.

Answer: B) “Vande Mataram” is the National Song.


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20. Which of the following correctly matches India’s national musical symbols?

A) National Anthem: Vande Mataram; National Song: Jana Gana Mana
B) National Anthem: Jana Gana Mana; National Song: Vande Mataram
C) National Anthem: Sare Jahan Se Achha; National Song: Vande Mataram
D) National Anthem: Jana Gana Mana; National Song: Hum Honge Kamyab

Answer: B) National Anthem: Jana Gana Mana; National Song: Vande Mataram