- 1. Which year was Rabindranath Tagore born?
A) 1861
B) 1881
C) 1851
D) 1871
- 2. In which country was Rabindranath Tagore born?
A) Bangladesh
B) Sri Lanka
C) India
D) Pakistan
- 3. What is the title often used to refer to Rabindranath Tagore?
A) Raja
B) Emperor
C) Gurudev
D) Mahatma
- 4. Which institution did Rabindranath Tagore establish in Santiniketan?
A) Visva-Bharati University
B) Cambridge University
C) Harvard University
D) Oxford 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) Saare Jahan Se Achha
D) Vande Mataram
- 6. What was the name of Rabindranath Tagore's father?
A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) Satyendranath Tagore
C) Debendranath Tagore
D) Jyotirindranath Tagore
- 7. Who was Rabindranath Tagore's wife?
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Kadambari Devi
C) Amrita Sher-Gil
D) Mrinalini Devi
- 8. Rabindranath Tagore was the first Asian to win which prestigious award?
A) Oscar
B) Grammy
C) Emmy
D) Nobel Prize
- 9. Which of Rabindranath Tagore's novels explores the conflicts in a joint family system?
A) 1984
B) The Catcher in the Rye
C) To Kill a Mockingbird
D) Gora
- 10. What is the name of the dance drama composed by Rabindranath Tagore?
A) Chitrangada
B) Romeo and Juliet
C) Swan Lake
D) The Nutcracker
- 11. What literary genre is Rabindranath Tagore best known for?
A) Short Stories
B) Plays
C) Novels
D) Poetry
- 12. Which Nobel Prize did Rabindranath Tagore win?
A) Peace
B) Literature
C) Chemistry
D) Physics
- 13. Rabindranath Tagore rejected Knighthood in protest against which event?
A) Partition of India
B) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
C) Colonial rule
D) World War I
- 14. What is the English translation of Rabindranath Tagore's Bengali poem 'Gitanjali'?
A) Nature's Symphony
B) Song Offerings
C) The Eternal Light
D) River Poems
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