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