Who wrote Vande Mataram?

Q. Who wrote Vande Mataram?

(a) Rabindra Nath Tagore

(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(c) Subhash Chandra Bose

(d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Ans: (d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Explanation: The correct answer is (d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, an Indian writer and novelist, wrote the poem “Vande Mataram” in the 1870s. It was first published in his Bengali novel called “Anandamath” in 1882. The song later gained immense popularity and became a rallying cry for the Indian independence movement. While Rabindranath Tagore set the music for the song, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee is credited as the author of the lyrics.