Quiz on Rabindranath Tagore: Top 20 MCQ Questions

Every year India celebrates the 7th of May as Guru Rabindranath Jayanti. The day commemorates the birth anniversary of Tagore, an Indian polymath who was also a poet, writer, composer, social reformer, and philosopher. Interestingly, Rabindranath Tagore is remembered for freeing Bengali literature from traditional practices and introducing Indian culture to the West. As Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti is around the corner, schools in India will also start organizing related activities and competitions, such as quizzes and writing an essay on Rabindranath Tagore. To help you practice questions in advance, here is a fun quiz on Rabindranath Tagore with answers and a PDF. 

MCQ Questions on Rabindranath Tagore

1. When was Rabindranath Tagore born?

1. 7 May 1861
2. 7 May 1871
3. 7 May 1881

2. Where was Tagore born?

1. Serampore
2. Calcutta
3. Murshidabad 

3. Rabindranath Tagore is also known as:

1. The Bard of Bengal
2. The architect of the Indian Constitution 
3. The father of Indian independence 

4. Rabindranath Tagore wrote in which language?

1. Urdu
2. Bengali 
3. Kannada 

5. Who is Asia’s first Nobel Laureate?

1. Rabindranath Tagore
2. Amartya Sen
3. Mother Teresa 

6. What is Tagore’s most popular collection of poems?

1. Gita Govinda
2. Ramayana
3. Gitanjali 

7. Which of the following institutes were founded by Rabindranath Tagore?

1. Akhil Bharatiya University
2. Bhartiya Jnanpth
3. Visva Bharatiya University

8. Out of the following options, Rabindranath Tagore composed the national anthems for which two nations?

1. India and Bangladesh
2. India and Pakistan
3. India and Sri Lanka

9. Which of the following comes under the Rabindranath Tagore awards list? 

1. Nobel Prize in Peace
2. Nobel Prize in Literature 
3. Nobel Prize in Science 

10. Tagore won the Nobel Prize for which of his works?

1. Geetanjali 
2. Kabuliwala
3. The Home and the World 

11. Who awarded Tagore with a knighthood in 1915?

1. King George III
2. King George IV
3. King George V

12. When do we celebrate Tagore’s Death Anniversary? 

1. August 7
2. September 8
3. October 7

13. Which tragedy made Tagore renounce his knighthood? 

1. Chaura Chauri Incident
2. Kakori Conspiracy
3. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre  

14. The preface of Gitanjali, Tagore’s most popular collection of poems was written by:

1. John Keats
2. William Butler Yeats
3. P B Shelly 

15. Who composed the poem called Bidrohi Kobi in memory of Rabindranath Tagore?

1. Kazi Nazrul Islam
2. Satyendranath Dutta
3. Nabinchandra Sen

16. Tagore’s Nobel Prize was stolen from which university and in which year?

1. Viswa Bharati University, 2004
2. Bharati Vidyapeeth University, 2005
3. Banaras Hindu University, 2004

17. Out of the following options, which magazine did Rabindranath Tagore edit?

1. Ganashakti
2. Bangadarshan 
3. Amritbazar 

18. According to Tagore, who is the best teacher to the pupil?

1. Experience
2. Elders
3. Nature

19. According to Tagore, the world is a place of:

1. Illusion and truth
2. Ego and superego
3. Reality and dreams 

20. According to Tagore, what plays a central role in education?

1. Teaching methods
2. Creative activities
3. Open discussions 

Answer Key

1. 1	6. 3	11. 3	16. 1
2. 2	7. 3	12. 1	17. 2
3. 1	8. 1	13. 3	18. 3
4. 2	9. 2	14. 2	19. 1
5. 1	10. 1	15. 1	20. 2

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