Rabindranath Tagore - Political Science Coaching Centre

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Rabindranath Tagore

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1. “The very ward ‘sannyasin’ means the divine outlaw” - who said this? (Presidency University Masters Entrance Questions 2018)

(A) Rabindranath Tagore

(B) Jayprokash Narayan

(C) Swami Vivekananda

(D) Subhas Chandra Bose

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2. Which of the following institutions was founded by Rabindranath Tagore (DU MA 2020)

1. Banaras Hindu University

2. Aligarh Muslim University

3. Calcutta University

4. Visva-Bharati

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3. Who of the following was the author of Swadeshi Somaj? (DU MA 2022)

1. Rabindranath Tagore

2. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

4. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

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4. Arrange the following statements by Rabindranath Tagore on Indian nationalism in order: (CUET PG 2023)

Politics in the West have dominated western ideals, and we in India are trying to initiate you.
Our real problem in India is not political. It is social.
Each nation must be conscious of its mission.
From the very beginning, India has a problem of race.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B, A, C, D

2. B, A, D, C

3. A, C, B, D

4. A, C, D, B

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5. Who among the following identifies nationalism in terms of allegiance to the land as Pitrubhu and Punyabhu? (GUJARAT SET 2021 DEC)

(A) Aurobindo Ghosh

(B) V. D. Savarkar

(C) Rabindranath Tagore

(D) M. N. Roy

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6. As per Rabindranath Tagore thought: (TELANGANA SET 2022)

Assertion (A): Technological orientation drives man to join society for self preservation. This makes society mainly an aspect of power and as a collectivity it does not have much to do with the pursuit of higher ideals.

Reason (R): Nationalism is an embodiment emancipation evolves moral values develops the ideals of freedom and equality.

1. (A) and (R) are true, (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

2. (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

3. (A) is true but (R) is false

4. (A) is false but (R) is true (A)

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7. Which of the following are considered to be integral parts of Rabindranath Tagore’s idea of True Freedom? (JAMMU & KASHMIR SET JUNE 2022)

1 Attaining Freedom at Individual Level

2 Individual to Community

3. Community to Society

4. Community to Universe

Codes:

(A) 1, 3 and 4

(B) 1, 2 and 4

(C) 1, 2 and 3

(D) 2, 3 and 4

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8. Who wrote Sadhana? (WB PSC 2022)

(A) Ramakrishna

(B) Rabindranath Tagore

(C) Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay

(D) Rammohan Roy

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9. Which of the following are correct in reference to Tagore's Philosophy? (NET March 2023 Shift I)

A. Tagore was an exponent of 'true freedom'.

B. Tagore appeared to be a seeker of eternal truth.

C. Tagore supported creative unity amongst diversity.

D. Tagore supported aggressive nationalism.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (B), (C) only

2. (A), (B). (D) only

3. (B), (C), (D) only

4. (A). (C), (B). (D)

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10. Tagore’s Nationalism is based on his lecture-tour in (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

(A) Japan and UK

(B) Japan and USA

(C) USA and China

(D) China and Italy

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11. 'Nationalism is a menace'. Who said it? (WEST BENGAL SET JANUARY 2023)

(A) M. K. Gandhi

(B) Romain Rolland

(C) Rabindranath Tagore

(D) None of the above

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12. The book ‘Religion of Man’, published in 1931 was written by (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

(A) Sri Aurobindo

(B) Swami Vivekananda

(C) M. K. Gandhi

(D) B. R. Ambedkar

(E) Rabindranath Tagore

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13. Choose the incorrect statement from the following: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2023)

(A) Rabindranath Tagore was the champion of Nationalism

(B) Jawaharlal Nehru was the architect of Panchasheel

(C) Ram Manohar Lohia put forth the concept of Chaukhama State

(D) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar wrote the book, ‘Rise and Fall of Hindu Women’

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14. Gandhi was a ‘living truth’, a ‘symbol of humanism’ – whose words are this? (KERALA SET 2019 JULY)

A) Albert Einstein

B) Martin Luther King

C) Rabindranath Tagore

D) Louis Fischer

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15. Which of the following statements are not true? (Presidency University Masters Entrance Questions 2017)

(A) Vivekananda participated in The World Parliament of religions in Chicago in 1893.

(B) Rabindranath Tagore hailed Gandhi's politics of Charkha.

(C) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar denounced the idea of caste in his 'Annihilation of Caste'.

(D) M. N. Roy's Radical humanist philosophy considers religion as to be the most significant driving force of social change.

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16. Arrange the following in chronological order and choose correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2011 Paper II)

(i) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(ii) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

(iii) Rabindra Nath Tagore

(iv) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Codes:

(A) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)

(B) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)

(C) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)

(D) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)

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17. In which year did Rabindranath Tagore surrender the knighthood as a protest against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? (NET December 2019 Paper II)

(a) 1919

(b) 1924

(d) 1937

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18. Who has written National Anthem of India? (BHU MA 2019)

1. Rabindra Nath Tagore

2. Bankin Chand Chatterjee

3. Mahadevi Varma

4. Sarojini Naidu

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19. Which of the following did not feature as a matter of debate between Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindra Nath Tagore? (NET DECEMBER 2023)

1. English Language

2. Nationalism

3. The spinning wheel

4. Freedom from colonial rule

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20. Match the following two lists of thinkers and books written by them. Choose your answer from the codes given below: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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21. Who said, “Nationalism is a menace to civilization”? (Presidency University Bachelor Degree Entrance Test 2023 Paper IV)

(A) Renau

(B) Russel

(C) Rabindranath

(D) Karl Marx

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22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (GUJARAT SET 2019 DEC)

A

B

C

D

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23. Who among the following wrote an essay titled 'Rabindranath Tagore and the Consciousness of Nationality (JMI M.A. 2022)

A) Karl Marx

B) Friedrich Hegel

C) Isiah Berlin

D) Karl Popper

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24. Nehru's idea of nationalism was based on: (NET November 2021 Shift II)

A. Militant nationalism

B. Strong faith in cultural pluralism

C. Right to self‐determination

D. Synthetic universalism propounded by Rabindranath Tagore

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, B and C only

2. B, C and D only

3. A, C and D only

4. A, B, C and D

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25. In which year, Visvabharti was established by Rabindranath Tagore? (NET August 2024 Shift II)

1. 1918

2. 1920

3. 1919

4. 1922

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