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