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In which session of the Indian National Congress was Vande Mataram sang for the first time?
1. 1896
2. 1899
3. 1898
4. 1897

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : 1896

The correct answer is 1896.

  • 'Vande Mataram' song was sung for the first time at the Indian National Congress session at Calcutta in 1896.
  • The president of the Calcutta session was Rahmatullah M. Sayani.
  • Vande Mataram song:
    • The song was Sung by Rabindranath Tagore.
    • The song was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1874.
    • The song was published in the Bengali novel Anandamath in 1882.

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  • Indian National Congress(INC):
    • Indian National Congress was founded on 28 December 1885.
    • Father of INC: Allan Octavian Hume
    • First President: W.C Bonnerjee

Some Important Congress Sessions
Year Venue President Remarks
1885 Bombay W.C. Bonnerjee Attended by 72 delegates
1896 Calcutta Rahmautulla M. Sayani The first time Vande Mataram was sung.
1907 Surat Rash Bihari Ghosh Split in the Congress into moderates and extremists
1916 Lucknow A.C. Majumdar Congress merger and pact with Muslim League
1917 Calcutta Annie Besant First woman President
1925 Kanpur Sarojini Naidu First Indian woman President
1929 Lahore Jawaharlal Nehru Poorna Swaraj Resolution

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