- 1. Which year was Rabindranath Tagore born?
A) 1851
B) 1861
C) 1881
D) 1871
- 2. In which country was Rabindranath Tagore born?
A) India
B) Pakistan
C) Bangladesh
D) Sri Lanka
- 3. What is the title often used to refer to Rabindranath Tagore?
A) Gurudev
B) Raja
C) Mahatma
D) Emperor
- 4. Which institution did Rabindranath Tagore establish in Santiniketan?
A) Visva-Bharati University
B) Cambridge University
C) Oxford University
D) Harvard 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) Jana Gana Mana
C) Saare Jahan Se Achha
D) Amar Shonar Bangla
- 6. What was the name of Rabindranath Tagore's father?
A) Jyotirindranath Tagore
B) Debendranath Tagore
C) Satyendranath Tagore
D) Rabindranath Tagore
- 7. Who was Rabindranath Tagore's wife?
A) Mrinalini Devi
B) Kadambari Devi
C) Amrita Sher-Gil
D) Sarojini Naidu
- 8. Rabindranath Tagore was the first Asian to win which prestigious award?
A) Nobel Prize
B) Grammy
C) Oscar
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) The Catcher in the Rye
D) 1984
- 10. What is the name of the dance drama composed by Rabindranath Tagore?
A) Chitrangada
B) Romeo and Juliet
C) The Nutcracker
D) Swan Lake
- 11. What literary genre is Rabindranath Tagore best known for?
A) Poetry
B) Short Stories
C) Novels
D) Plays
- 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) Partition of India
C) Colonial rule
D) World War I
- 14. What is the English translation of Rabindranath Tagore's Bengali poem 'Gitanjali'?
A) The Eternal Light
B) Nature's Symphony
C) River Poems
D) Song Offerings
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