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