The famous song 'Vande Mataram' was written in which of the following books?
- ANaivedya
- BVidrohi
- CDevi Chaudhurani
- DAnandamath
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Correct answer: (d) Anandamath
Explanation
Vande Mataram was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and appears in his Bengali novel Anandamath (1882). The novel is set against the Sannyasi Rebellion of the late 18th century.
The song became a rallying cry of the national movement, and it was adopted as India's national song in 1950.
The other books: Naivedya is by Rabindranath Tagore, Vidrohi ("The Rebel") is a poem by Kazi Nazrul Islam, and Devi Chaudhurani is another novel by Bankim Chandra.