Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

General Awareness

Question:

Identify the freedom fighter who, as a child, hated going to school and found it suffocating and oppressive.

Options:

Mahatma Gandhi

Jawaharlal Nehru

Jyotiba Phule

Rabindranath Tagore

Correct Answer:

Rabindranath Tagore

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) - Rabindranath Tagore

  • Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, writer, and painter.
  • He was honored with the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.
    • He is the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
    • Rabindranath Tagore got the Nobel Prize for his work Gitanjali.
  • India's national anthem "Jana Gana Mana" was written by Rabindranath Tagore.
  • He also created Bangladesh's national anthem, "Amar Shonar Bangla".
  • Shanti Niketan is a school established by Rabindranath Tagore.
  • Rabindranath Tagore first sang Vande Mataram in 1896 at the Calcutta Congress Session.
  • Notable works:
    • Gitanjali
    • Ghare-Baire
    • Gora
    • Gitimalya
    • Balaka
    • Sonar Tari