Rabindranath Tagore - Exam
Rabindranath Tagore
  • 1. Which year was Rabindranath Tagore born?
A) 1861
B) 1851
C) 1871
D) 1881
  • 2. In which country was Rabindranath Tagore born?
A) India
B) Pakistan
C) Sri Lanka
D) Bangladesh
  • 3. What is the title often used to refer to Rabindranath Tagore?
A) Raja
B) Gurudev
C) Emperor
D) Mahatma
  • 4. Which institution did Rabindranath Tagore establish in Santiniketan?
A) Cambridge University
B) Harvard University
C) Oxford University
D) Visva-Bharati University
  • 5. What is the name of Rabindranath Tagore's famous composition that later became the national anthem of India and Bangladesh?
A) Jana Gana Mana
B) Amar Shonar Bangla
C) Vande Mataram
D) Saare Jahan Se Achha
  • 6. What was the name of Rabindranath Tagore's father?
A) Jyotirindranath Tagore
B) Satyendranath Tagore
C) Rabindranath Tagore
D) Debendranath Tagore
  • 7. Who was Rabindranath Tagore's wife?
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Mrinalini Devi
C) Amrita Sher-Gil
D) Kadambari Devi
  • 8. Rabindranath Tagore was the first Asian to win which prestigious award?
A) Grammy
B) Oscar
C) Emmy
D) Nobel Prize
  • 9. Which of Rabindranath Tagore's novels explores the conflicts in a joint family system?
A) To Kill a Mockingbird
B) Gora
C) 1984
D) The Catcher in the Rye
  • 10. What is the name of the dance drama composed by Rabindranath Tagore?
A) The Nutcracker
B) Romeo and Juliet
C) Swan Lake
D) Chitrangada
  • 11. What literary genre is Rabindranath Tagore best known for?
A) Short Stories
B) Plays
C) Poetry
D) Novels
  • 12. Which Nobel Prize did Rabindranath Tagore win?
A) Chemistry
B) Literature
C) Physics
D) Peace
  • 13. Rabindranath Tagore rejected Knighthood in protest against which event?
A) Partition of India
B) Colonial rule
C) World War I
D) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
  • 14. What is the English translation of Rabindranath Tagore's Bengali poem 'Gitanjali'?
A) Song Offerings
B) The Eternal Light
C) River Poems
D) Nature's Symphony
  • 15. What is Rabindranath Tagore's original surname before it was anglicised to 'Tagore'?
A) Brahmin
B) Thakur
C) Kushari
D) Pirali
  • 16. In which year did Rabindranath Tagore win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A) 1913
B) 1924
C) 1937
D) 1905
  • 17. What was Rabindranath Tagore's pseudonym?
A) Bhanusimha
B) Biswokobi
C) Kobiguru
D) Gurudev
  • 18. Which district did the original Kushari family belong to?
A) Dalhousie
B) Burdwan
C) Jessore
D) Calcutta
  • 19. What was Rabindranath Tagore's first substantial work published under a pseudonym?
A) Gora (Fair-Faced)
B) Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World)
C) Gitanjali (Song Offerings)
D) Poems as Bhānusiṃha ('Sun Lion')
  • 20. Which of Rabindranath Tagore's works was influenced by his visit to Amritsar?
A) The Home and the World
B) Poems on Guru Gobind Singh
C) Gitanjali
D) Song Offerings
  • 21. What was Rabindranath Tagore's attitude towards formal education?
A) He advocated for it
B) He was indifferent to it
C) He embraced it fully
D) He loathed it
  • 22. What did Rabindranath Tagore's brother Satyendranath achieve?
A) Composed national anthems
B) Founded Visva-Bharati University
C) Won a Nobel Prize in Literature
D) First Indian appointed to the Indian Civil Service
  • 23. Which of Rabindranath Tagore's brothers was a musician, composer, and playwright?
A) Satyendranath
B) Hemendranath
C) Dwijendranath
D) Jyotirindranath
  • 24. Which of Rabindranath Tagore's sisters became a novelist?
A) Swarnakumari
B) Kadambari Devi
C) Sarada Devi
D) Bhuvaneswari
  • 25. What was the name of Rabindranath Tagore's childhood home?
A) Jorasanko mansion
B) Kush village
C) Shantiniketan estate
D) Burdwan manor
  • 26. What was Rabindranath Tagore's view on proper teaching?
A) Proper teaching is about memorization
B) Proper teaching explains things thoroughly
C) Proper teaching stokes curiosity
D) Proper teaching focuses on discipline
  • 27. Which of Rabindranath Tagore's works was influenced by his stay at Amritsar?
A) Gitanjali (Song Offerings)
B) Poems on Guru Gobind Singh and Bhai Torasingh
C) Song Offerings
D) The Home and the World
  • 28. What was Rabindranath Tagore's attitude towards nationalism?
A) He was indifferent to nationalism
B) He advocated for Indian independence
C) He was a critic of nationalism
D) He supported British Raj
  • 29. Where did Rabindranath Tagore enroll in 1878?
A) University College London
B) Shantiniketan Ashram
C) An ancestral estate in Shelaidaha
D) A public school in Brighton, East Sussex, England
  • 30. What was the name of the luxurious family barge Tagore used?
A) Ganges
B) Brahmaputra
C) Padma
D) Yamuna
  • 31. What was the name of Tagore's magazine during his most productive period?
A) Sadhana
B) Kheya
C) Naivedya
D) Manasi
  • 32. In which year did Tagore translate Gitanjali into English?
A) 1910
B) 1912
C) 1919
D) 1905
  • 33. What was the original name of Shriniketan?
A) Tagore Rural School
B) Brahmo Samaj Institute
C) Institute for Rural Reconstruction
D) Santiniketan Ashram
  • 34. How many children did Tagore have with Mrinalini Devi?
A) Seven
B) Five
C) Three
D) Two
  • 35. In which year did Rabindranath Tagore visit a Bedouin encampment in the Iraqi desert?
A) June 1933
B) May 1932
C) April 1931
D) July 1934
  • 36. What natural disaster struck Bihar in 1934, leading to a debate between Gandhi and Tagore?
A) An earthquake
B) A cyclone
C) A drought
D) A flood
  • 37. Which collection of essays hinted at Tagore's interest in science?
A) Punashcha (1932)
B) Galpasalpa (1941)
C) Visva-Parichay (1937)
D) Shes Saptak (1935)
  • 38. Who received dictation from Tagore on 30 July 1941?
A) Ezra Pound
B) Charles F. Andrews
C) William Butler Yeats
D) A. K. Sen
  • 39. Who wrote the preface to the English translation of Gitanjali?
A) Ezra Pound
B) Charles F. Andrews
C) William Butler Yeats
D) Romain Rolland
  • 40. What was Tagore's reaction to meeting Mussolini in Rome?
A) He remained indifferent.
B) He avoided any political discussion.
C) Initially enthused, but later criticized his fascist finesse.
D) He fully supported Mussolini's policies.
  • 41. Which Spanish poet translated Tagore's English corpus?
A) Juan Ramón Jiménez
B) Pablo Neruda
C) José Ortega y Gasset
D) Octavio Paz
  • 42. Which American composer created 'Two Pieces' based on Tagore's text?
A) Darinka Simic-Mitrovic
B) E. Anne Schwerdtfeger
C) Rituparno Ghosh
D) Satyajit Ray
  • 43. Which novel by Tagore is known for its lyrical style and satirical elements?
A) Gora
B) Shesher Kabita
C) Noukadubi
D) Chaturanga
  • 44. What system did Tagore employ at Visva-Bharati?
A) Traditional classroom education with strict curricula.
B) The brahmacharya system, where gurus gave personal guidance.
C) An apprenticeship-based learning approach.
D) A purely online educational model.
  • 45. Which play by Tagore is based on an ancient Buddhist legend?
A) Chandalika
B) Dak Ghar
C) Raktakarabi
D) Visarjan
  • 46. What does Tagore's work 'Note on the Nature of Reality' discuss?
A) The essence of poetry
B) Historical events
C) Spiritual practices
D) A brief chat with Einstein
  • 47. What language did Rabindranath Tagore originate the short story genre in?
A) Sanskrit
B) Hindi
C) Bengali
D) English
  • 48. What does the title 'Balaka' metaphorically represent in Tagore's works?
A) Migrating souls
B) Wild geese
C) Golden boat
D) Life force
  • 49. Which collection by Tagore was published in 1916?
A) Gitanjali
B) Sadhana: The Realisation of Life
C) Fruit-Gathering
D) The Crescent Moon
  • 50. How many works by Tagore are listed in India's National Gallery of Modern Art?
A) 102
B) 50
C) 150
D) 200
  • 51. Which Persian mystic intrigued Tagore during his 1932 visit to Iran?
A) Rumi
B) Attar of Nishapur
C) Hafez
D) Saadi Shirazi
  • 52. Which poetic figure did Tagore meditate upon, described as the 'living God within'?
A) Kartābhajā
B) Moner manush
C) Jeevan devata
D) Bhadralok
  • 53. In which year was Tagore's Nobel Prize stolen?
A) 1999
B) 1985
C) 2016
D) 2004
  • 54. In what year did Rabindranath Tagore begin his career in short stories?
A) 1877
B) 1891
C) 1914
D) 1925
  • 55. Which year did Tagore publish 'The Religion of Man'?
A) 1918
B) 1922
C) 1931
D) 1917
  • 56. Which volume includes Tagore's travelogues, essays, and lectures?
A) Dak Ghar
B) Europe Jatrir Patro (Letters from Europe)
C) Raktakarabi
D) Visarjan
  • 57. Who wrote an early introduction to Tagore's thought for Western readers in 1918?
A) Swami Vivekananda
B) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
C) Rabindranath Tagore
D) Kalyan Sen Gupta
  • 58. What condition did Rabindranath Tagore likely have that affected his art?
A) Total blindness
B) Dyslexia
C) Aphasia
D) Red, green color blindness
  • 59. In what year was 'Kabuliwala' published?
A) 1895
B) 1914
C) 1892
D) 1877
  • 60. Which mystical tradition did Tagore draw inspiration from for his poetry?
A) Ramayana
B) Upanishads
C) Bhagavad Gita
D) Mahabharata
  • 61. For which collection of poetry was Rabindranath Tagore awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A) Balaka
B) Gitanjali
C) Manasi
D) Sonar Tori
  • 62. What is the nature of Rabindra Nritya Natya?
A) Theatrical plays
B) Poetry recitals
C) Dance-drama adaptations
D) Musical performances
  • 63. Who directed the film adaptation of 'Charulata' based on Tagore's novel?
A) Amitabh Bachchan
B) Satu Sen
C) Rabindranath Tagore
D) Satyajit Ray
  • 64. What did Tagore often test his intellect with in his stories?
A) Mathematical equations
B) Interesting mind puzzles
C) Scientific theories
D) Historical facts
  • 65. Who hosted Tagore in Persia during his 1932 visit?
A) Reza Shah Pahlavi
B) Hassan Rouhani
C) Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
D) Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
  • 66. Which collection includes the essay 'Personality'?
A) The Crescent Moon (1913)
B) The essay collection Personality (1917)
C) Fruit-Gathering (1916)
D) Gitanjali (1912)
  • 67. What is the title of Tagore's first original dramatic piece?
A) Valmiki Pratibha
B) Chandalika
C) Dak Ghar
D) Raktakarabi
  • 68. Which country's national anthem was inspired by Rabindranath Tagore?
A) Bhutan
B) Sri Lanka
C) Pakistan
D) Nepal
  • 69. Which Japanese Prime Minister did Tagore seek support from during his nationalist activities?
A) Yoshihide Suga
B) Katsura Tarō
C) Ōkuma Shigenobu
D) Terauchi Masatake
  • 70. Which museum is located in Mungpoo, near Kalimpong?
A) Rabindra Museum
B) Rabindra Bhavan Museum
C) Tagore Memorial Museum
D) Patisar Rabindra Kacharibari
  • 71. What is the title of the story known as 'The Hungry Stones'?
A) Bhikharini
B) Atithi
C) Kshudita Pashan
D) Sadhana
  • 72. During which period did Tagore's poems take on a lyrical voice of the 'moner manush'?
A) Shelaidaha years
B) Santiniketan years
C) Calcutta years
D) Kolkata years
  • 73. Which story was published in August 1895?
A) Bhikharini (The Beggar Woman)
B) Sabuj Patra
C) Kshudita Pashan (The Hungry Stones)
D) Sadhana
  • 74. What is the central conflict in 'Jogajog'?
A) Colonial oppression
B) Nationalism
C) Religious zealotry
D) Rivalry between two families
  • 75. What is the national anthem of Bangladesh called?
A) Bharat Humko Jaan Se Pyaara Hai
B) Jana Gana Mana
C) Vande Mataram
D) Amar Shonar Bangla
  • 76. Which of these works is NOT one of Tagore's notable poetry collections?
A) Gitanjali
B) Africa
C) Balaka
D) Manasi
  • 77. Which Serbian composer used Tagore's text for her song cycle 'Gradinar'?
A) Satyajit Ray
B) Rituparno Ghosh
C) Darinka Simic-Mitrovic
D) E. Anne Schwerdtfeger
  • 78. Which of Tagore's works is considered his finest drama?
A) Raktakarabi
B) Chandalika
C) Dak Ghar
D) Visarjan
  • 79. Which novel features a heroine torn between her brother and husband, reflecting feminist themes?
A) Chokher Bali
B) Jogajog
C) Ghare Baire
D) Nastanirh
  • 80. In which city is the Tagore Memorial Museum located?
A) Pithavoge, Rupsha, Khulna, Bangladesh
B) Shilaidaha, Bangladesh
C) Santiniketan, India
D) Mungpoo, near Kalimpong, India
  • 81. In which year were Tagore's lectures published as Creative Unity?
A) 1931
B) 1918
C) 1922
D) 1917
  • 82. How many stories are contained in the Galpaguchchha collection?
A) Thirty
B) Fifty
C) One hundred
D) Eighty-four
  • 83. Tagore's poetic style was influenced by which mystic poet known for Bhakti-Sufi themes?
A) Lalon
B) Vyasa
C) Kabir
D) Ramprasad Sen
  • 84. What is the title of Rabindranath Tagore's first short story?
A) Kabuliwala (The Fruitseller from Kabul)
B) Kshudita Pashan (The Hungry Stones)
C) Atithi (The Runaway)
D) Bhikharini (The Beggar Woman)
  • 85. Which village is NOT mentioned as a place where Tagore managed landholdings?
A) Kabul
B) Shilaida
C) Patisar
D) Shajadpur
  • 86. Which novel by Tagore examines the Swadeshi movement and its consequences?
A) Shesher Kabita
B) Chaturanga
C) Jogajog
D) Ghare Baire
  • 87. Who translated Tagore's works into Russian?
A) André Gide
B) Anna Akhmatova
C) Bülent Ecevit
D) Vincenc Lesný
  • 88. What is the name of the three-volume collection containing Tagore's stories?
A) Patisar
B) Sadhana
C) Galpaguchchha
D) Sabuj Patra
  • 89. In which film did Jisshu Sengupta portray Rabindranath Tagore?
A) Kadambari (2015)
B) Chirosakha He (2007)
C) Jeevan Smriti (2011)
D) Chhelebela (2002)
  • 90. What instrument did sitar maestro Vilayat Khan play?
A) Veena
B) Tabla
C) Sitar
D) Harmonium
  • 91. Which novel by Tagore critiques Bengali society through its rebellious widow heroine?
A) Chokher Bali
B) Ghare Baire
C) Noukadubi
D) Char Adhyay
  • 92. What year did Radhakrishnan publish his analysis of Tagore's works?
A) 1931
B) 1917
C) 1918
D) 1922
  • 93. At what age did Rabindranath Tagore take up drawing and painting?
A) Fifty
B) Forty
C) Seventy
D) Sixty
  • 94. In which year was the documentary film 'Rabindranath Tagore' released?
A) 1971
B) 1963
C) 1961
D) 1959
  • 95. Which play by Tagore describes a child defying his confines and hinting at death?
A) Chandalika
B) Dak Ghar (The Post Office)
C) Raktakarabi
D) Visarjan
  • 96. In which year did Rabindranath Tagore write the novel 'Nastanirh'?
A) 1901
B) 1929
C) 1934
D) 1916
  • 97. Where were Tagore's paintings first exhibited in Europe?
A) Rome
B) London
C) Paris
D) Berlin
  • 98. Through which philosophical lens did Radhakrishnan interpret Tagore's thought?
A) Advaita Vedanta
B) Dvaita Vedanta
C) Christianity
D) Buddhism
  • 99. Who played Tagore in Rituparno Ghosh's documentary film 'Jeevan Smriti'?
A) Jisshu Sengupta
B) Sayandip Bhattacharya
C) Parambrata Chatterjee
D) Samadarshi Dutta
  • 100. What is the Bengali term used by Tagore to describe the 'man within the heart'?
A) Moner manush
B) Jeevan devata
C) Bhadralok
D) Kartābhajā
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