Rabindranath Tagore MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. In which year was Rabindranath Tagore born?

1. 1861
2. 1871
3. 1881
4. 1891

2. What is the English translation of "Gitanjali"?

1. "Song Offerings"
2. "Divine Songs"
3. "Poetic Offerings"
4. "Sacred Lyrics"

3. Tagore was popularly known as what?

1. Gurudev
2. Mahatma
3. Pandit
4. Bapu

4. Which of these novels was written by Tagore?

1. "Godan"
2. "Ghare Baire"
3. "Raja"
4. "Malavikagnimitram"

5. Tagore’s work inspired which national anthem of Bangladesh?

1. "Amar Sonar Bangla"
2. "Dhono Dhanne Pushpe Bhora"
3. "Vande Mataram"
4. "Shonar Bangla"

6. In which year did Rabindranath Tagore pass away?

1. 1939
2. 1941
3. 1942
4. 1945

7. Tagore renounced his knighthood in protest against which event?

1. Partition of Bengal
2. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
3. World War I
4. Simon Commission

8. What is the title of the poem in which "Jana Gana Mana" appears?

1. "Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata"
2. "Gitanjali"
3. "Shantiniketan"
4. "Chokher Bali"

9. What genre of music is primarily associated with Tagore?

1. Classical Indian
2. Rabindra Sangeet
3. Folk
4. Bhajan

10. Tagore’s literary contributions primarily belong to which movement?

1. Romanticism
2. Realism
3. Indian Renaissance
4. Modernism

11. What was Tagore's first collection of poems called?

1. "Manasi"
2. "Balaka"
3. "Sandhya Sangit"
4. "Gitanjali"

12. Where was Rabindranath Tagore born?

1. Kolkata
2. Mumbai
3. Delhi
4. Chennai

13. Which book by Tagore explores ideas of education?

1. "Sadhana"
2. "The Religion of Man"
3. "Thoughts on Education"
4. "The Child"

14. Tagore was inspired by which leader during the Indian freedom struggle?

1. Gandhi
2. Nehru
3. Tilak
4. Patel

15. What is "Kabuliwala" by Tagore about?

1. A merchant from Afghanistan
2. A teacher in Bengal
3. A poet’s journey
4. An Indian soldier