GK Quiz on Poets and Authors
Test your literary knowledge with our GK Quiz on Poets and Authors! From classic verse to modern prose, challenge yourself with questions about renowned wordsmiths and their timeless works.
Discover fascinating facts about literary giants and their enduring impact on culture and society.
1. When was Rabindranath Tagore born?
A) 5th May, 1877
B) 6th May, 1861
C) 22nd December, 1918 g.
D) 7th August, 1878
2. ‘Shanthi Niketan and Vishwabhartil’ are the two institutions established by ___________.
A) H.W. Longfellow
B) Annie Louisa Walker
C) v.K. Gokak
D) Rabindranath Tagore
3. Rabindranath Tagore was born in
A) Calcutta
B) Bombay
C) Delhi
D) Allahabad
4. Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work
A) The crescent moon
B) Gitanjali (song offerings)
C) The sacrifice
D) Manasi
5. Rabindranath Tagore went to England to study English literature in the year
A) 1788
B) 1887
C) 1878
D) 1978
6. H W. Longfellow was born in the year
A) 1861
B) 1836
C) 1807
D) 1819
7. ‘Oak and Maple’ is the collection of the poetic output by “
A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) H.W. Longfellow
C) Douglas Mallock
D) Annie Louisa Walker
8. Annie Louisa Walker was born in the year
A) 1836
B) 1386
C) 1683
D) 1907
9. ‘The Tales of a Wayside Inn’ was written In the year 1863 by
A) Annie Louisa Walker
B) Walt Whitman
C) v.K. Gokak
D) H. W. Longfellow
10. The famous book of H.W. Longfellow, ‘Voices of the Night’ was written in the year
A) 1839
B) 1855
C) 1841
D) 1863
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