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Modern Indian History UPPSC 2005 GS-I
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Vande Mataram became the theme song of the Indian National Movement during

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Option D: Swadesh Movement

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Swadesh Movement”.
"Vande Mataram" became the theme song of the Indian National Movement during the Swadeshi Movement, which lasted from 1905 to 1911.

The song was written in the 1870s by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay as a hymn to the motherland and was later included in his novel Anandamath.

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