- 1. Which year was Rabindranath Tagore born?
A) 1851
B) 1861
C) 1881
D) 1871
- 2. In which country was Rabindranath Tagore born?
A) Bangladesh
B) Pakistan
C) Sri Lanka
D) India
- 3. What is the title often used to refer to Rabindranath Tagore?
A) Gurudev
B) Mahatma
C) Raja
D) Emperor
- 4. Which institution did Rabindranath Tagore establish in Santiniketan?
A) Oxford University
B) Harvard 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) Jana Gana Mana
B) Vande Mataram
C) Amar Shonar Bangla
D) Saare Jahan Se Achha
- 6. What literary genre is Rabindranath Tagore best known for?
A) Short Stories
B) Poetry
C) Novels
D) Plays
- 7. Which Nobel Prize did Rabindranath Tagore win?
A) Physics
B) Literature
C) Chemistry
D) Peace
- 8. What was the name of Rabindranath Tagore's father?
A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) Debendranath Tagore
C) Jyotirindranath Tagore
D) Satyendranath Tagore
- 9. Rabindranath Tagore was the first Asian to win which prestigious award?
A) Nobel Prize
B) Grammy
C) Oscar
D) Emmy
- 10. 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
- 11. Rabindranath Tagore rejected Knighthood in protest against which event?
A) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
B) Partition of India
C) World War I
D) Colonial rule
- 12. Who was Rabindranath Tagore's wife?
A) Amrita Sher-Gil
B) Mrinalini Devi
C) Kadambari Devi
D) Sarojini Naidu
- 13. What is the name of the dance drama composed by Rabindranath Tagore?
A) Swan Lake
B) The Nutcracker
C) Chitrangada
D) Romeo and Juliet
- 14. 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
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