RAS question
PM Modi's special discussion in Lok Sabha on December 8, 2025 marked 150 years of which patriotic work?
Correct answer: (A) 150 years of Vande Mataram.
On December 8, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special discussion in the Lok Sabha marked 150 years of the National Song, Vande Mataram.
Explanation
The PIB release confirms that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed a special discussion in the Lok Sabha on 150 years of the National Song, Vande Mataram. The point of the question is not merely the date, but the patriotic work being commemorated. PIB describes Vande Mataram as a force that energised the freedom movement and records the Prime Minister linking its 150-year journey to Bankim Chandra's composition in 1875 and its later inclusion in Anand Math in 1882. That directly supports option A: the discussion was about 150 years of Vande Mataram, not a transport, constitutional, or movement-anniversary event.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) The cited PIB release identifies the Lok Sabha discussion as being on 150 years of Vande Mataram, not on Indian Railways.
- (C) Although the PIB release mentions the recent celebration of 75 years of the Constitution, it says the December 8 Lok Sabha discussion itself was on 150 years of Vande Mataram.
- (D) The release connects the discussion to Vande Mataram and the freedom movement, but it does not describe it as a centenary of the Quit India Movement.
Concept
This tests the modern Indian national movement through a symbolic patriotic text, especially Vande Mataram's place in nationalist memory. RAS often asks such questions because public commemorations link current parliamentary events with historical themes.