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