Question

Given below are two statements: Assertion (A): ‘Vande Mataram' was first sung in the Indian National Congress Session in 1896. Reason (R): Vande Mataram was included in the book Anandmath written by Swami Vivekanand. Choose the most appropriate answer.

• A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• B. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
• C. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
• D. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

Hint:

Vande Mataram is from Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's Anandmath.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The song Vande Mataram has an important place in the Indian freedom movement. It was first sung at the Indian National Congress session in \(1896\). So Assertion (A) is correct. Now check Reason (R). Vande Mataram was included in the novel: \[ \textit{Anandmath}. \] But Anandmath was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. It was not written by Swami Vivekanand. Therefore, Reason (R) is incorrect. Since Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false, the correct answer is: \[ \text{(A) is correct but (R) is not correct}. \]