Which is the National song of India?

Question

Which is the National song of India?

1. A. Jan gan man
2. B. Sare Jahan se Achha
3. C. Vande Matram (Correct answer)
4. D. Mera Bharat Mahan

Correct Answer

Option C — Vande Matram

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Vande Matram.

Key Points

• Vande Mataram is India's National Song, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in Sanskritised Bengali and included in his novel Anandamath (1882).
• Jana Gana Mana, by Rabindranath Tagore, is the National Anthem — the distinction the question tests.

Additional Information

• Vande Mataram was first sung at the 1896 Calcutta session of the Congress, by Tagore.
• The Constituent Assembly resolved on 24 January 1950 that it would be honoured equally with the national anthem.
• The anthem's formal rendition takes 52 seconds; the national song has no prescribed duration. Tagore also wrote Bangladesh's anthem, Amar Sonar Bangla.