MCQ & Answers of Where The Mind Is Without Fear, B.A / B.Sc / B.Com Compulsory English
Where The Mind Is Without Fear
Rabindranath Tagore
MCQ
1. Who is the poet of “Where the Mind is
Without Fear?
(A) R.N Tagore (b) Sukanto Bhattacharya (c) Nazrul Islam (d) Premendra Mitra
Ans. (a) R. N. Tagore.
2. Where does the poem, Where the Mind is without Feart, occur-
(A) English version of Citanjeli’ (b) Bengali version of “Radha Krishna (c) English version of swadesh (d) Bengali version of Swadhinata:
Ans. (a) English version of Gitanjal
3. The expression. “Knowledge is free indicates (a) free from early idea (b) free from scientific idea (C) free from superstition (d) free from corruption.
Ans. (c) free from superstition
4. ‘Into that heaven of freeciom, my Father, let my country awake The country referred to here is
(a) England (b) America (c) Russia (D) India
Ans. (d) India
5. The expression, head is held high, indicates- (a) freedom of mind (b) freedom of self respect (C) freedom of mind and selfrespect (d) freedom of enjoying political rights.
Ans. (c) freedom of mind and self-respect
6. A nation is broken up into fragments by narrow (a) hondary walls (3) domestic walls (c) private walls (d) public wails.
Ans. (bj domestic walls
7. Domestic walls are raised because of man’s —- (a) selfishness (b) narrowness (c)broadness (d)selfishness and narrowness
Ans. (c) selfishness and narrowness
8. The narrow domestic walls-
(a) break a society into fragments (B) break a nation into fragments (c) break a world into fragments (d) break community into fragments
Ans.(b) break a nation into fragments
9. By “domestic walls”, the poet means— (A) sectarian approach of the people (b) utilitaran approach of the people (c) selfish approach of the people (d) socio economicapproach of the people
Ans.(a) sectarian approach of the people
10. The poet wants the words to come from—-
(a) the depth of spirit (b) the depth of psychology (c) the depth of inner heart (D)
the depth of truth
Ans.(d) the depth of truth
11. “Tireless striving’ are two words that tell us that—
(a) the search for perfection always continues (b) the search for perfection never continues (C) the search for perfection never ceases (d) the search for perfection is a continuous process
Ans.(c) the search for perfection never ceases.
12. In this poem reason is compared to a (a) mountain (b) shower (c) lake (D) river (clear stream)
Ans.(d) river (clear stream),
13. The dead habit is compared to a/an— (a) oasis (b) sand (C) desert (d) mountain stream.
Ans. (c) desert
14. The clear stream of reason loses its way into—
(a) the sand of ancient habits (B) the sand of dead habits (c) the sand of desert (d) the sand of a river
Ans. (b) the sand of dead habits
15. “Dead habit” in Tagore’s poem, means
(a) changing habit (B) unchanging habit (c)
good habit (d) bad habit.
Ans. (b) unchanging habit.
16. Where the mind is led forward by thee Who is addressed here –
(a) Heaven (b) God (c) spirit of the nation (D) God or the spirit of the nation.
Ans. (d) God or the spirit of the nation.
17. Man’s mind should be led forward into ever widening —
(a) thought (b) action (C) thought and action (d) thought and plan
Ans. (c) thought and action.
18. The heaven of freedom’ refers to the poet’s-
(a) home land (b) native land (c) father land (D) dream land.
Ans. (d) dream land
19. “Father” in Tagore’s poem is-
(A) God (b) god (c) forefather (d) successor.
Ans. (a) God
20. “Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake. Here heaven of freedom’ refers to—
(a) heaven of God (b) the poet’s dreamland (c) India (d) a specific country.
Ans. (c) India
21. The poet prays to God to lead our minds—
(a) to God (b) to thought (c) to action (D) into ever widening thought and action.
Ans. (d) into ever widening thought and action.
22. Where the mind is led forward by thee the poet here means By the word “thee’. (a) teacher. (B) God (c) father (d) land
Ans. (B) God
23. According to the poet man should all the time work for- (a) head (b) beauty (c) arms (D) perfection.
Ans, (d) perfection.
24. Where the world has not been broken up into fragments’ — the word ‘fragments’ here means—
(A) small pieces (b) little parts (c) countries (d) cities.
Ans. (a) small pieces.
25. ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’–Here the word “where’ refers to-
(a) place known to the poet (b) place visited by the poe (C) an imaginary world conceived by the poet (d) a country known
to the poet.
Ans. (c) an imaginary world conceived by the poet.
26. The poet invokes the mind without fear
to-
(a) attain strength (b) attain energy (C) attain freedom (d) attain success.
Ans. (c) attain freedom.
27. What aspect of R. N. Tagore is reflected
in his poem “Where the Mind is Without Fear”— (A) patriot (b) imperialist (c) antinationalist (d) seculiarist
Ans. (a) patriot.
28. The poet invokes—-
(a) fearful mind (B) fearless mind (c) bold mind (d) perfect mind
Ans. (b) fearless mind
29.. The knowledge of the Indian was chained in— (a) prejudice (b) superstition (c) culture (D) prejudice and superstition.
Ans: (d) prejudice & superstition.
30. R. N. Tagore wants the country to be-
(a) weak (b) bold (c) strong (D) united.
Ans. (d) united.
31. According to the poet, dead habits and customs are guided by—
(a) prejudices (b) blind belief (c) superstition (D) prejudice & superstition.
Ans. (d) prejudice and superstition
32. When “Where the Mind is Without Fear” India was —
(a) free (B) under the British rule (c) superstitious (d) blind.
Ans. (b) under the British rule.
33. There are seven clauses with-
(a) when (B) where (c) how (d) what.
Ans. (b) where.
34. The number of where clauses in Tagore’s “Where the Mind is Without Fear’ is — (a) three (b) five (C) seven (d) none. Ans. (c) seven.
35. The poet wants his countrymen to be without- (A) fear (b) courage (c) respect (d) awe.
Ans. (a) fear
36. The poet wants his countrymen to live with—
(A) self-respect (b) confidence (c) dignity (d)honour
Ans. (a) self-respect
37. “My father’ refers to—-
(a) the speaker’s father (B) The Almighty (c) Jesus (d) Buddha
Ans : (b) The Almighty
38. The expression, “depth of truth, signifies—-
(A) deep devotion to truth (b) darkness of truth (c) clearness of truth (d) affection for truth
Ans. (A) deep devotion to truth.
39. “Domestic Walls’ refers to—- (A) narrow binding (b) evil influences (c) narrow mind (d) narrow thought.
Ans. (a) narrow binding.
40. The expression, tireless striving, refers to—
(a) slavery (b) dependence (C) endless efforts (d) liberty
Ans: (c) endless efforts