GK 148: SUBRAMANIA BHARATI: LIFE AND HIS WORKS

Section I: Questions

  1. What is the birth name of Subramania Bharati?
    • A) Subramania Swamy
    • B) Subramania Sharma
    • C) Chinnaswami Subramania Bharati
    • D) Subramania Iyer
  2. In which year was Subramania Bharati born?
    • A) 1870
    • B) 1882
    • C) 1895
    • D) 1901
  3. Subramania Bharati was a prominent figure in which movement?
    • A) The Renaissance Movement
    • B) The Indian Independence Movement
    • C) The Civil Rights Movement
    • D) The Labor Rights Movement
  4. Which of the following works is NOT written by Subramania Bharati?
    • A) Kannan Pattu
    • B) Panchali Sapatham
    • C) My Experiments with Truth
    • D) Kuyil Pattu
  5. What was the pen name given to Subramania Bharati that means “Great Poet”?
    • A) Kaviyarasu
    • B) Mahakavi
    • C) Ilakkiya Vendhan
    • D) Kavignar
  6. Subramania Bharati was proficient in how many languages?
    • A) 2
    • B) 14
    • C) 20
    • D) 32
  7. Which of the following themes was NOT a focus of Bharati’s writings?
    • A) Patriotism
    • B) Romanticism
    • C) Environmentalism
    • D) Social Reform
  8. Where did Subramania Bharati pass away?
    • A) Chennai
    • B) Madurai
    • C) Ettayapuram
    • D) Pondicherry
  9. What was the main theme of the poem “Panchali Sapatham”?
    • A) Love and Romance
    • B) The rise of womanhood
    • C) The beauty of nature
    • D) The adventures of travel
  10. Which epic character is central to the poem “Panchali Sapatham”?
    • A) Rama
    • B) Arjuna
    • C) Draupadi
    • D) Sita
  11. Subramania Bharati was an advocate for the rights of which group?
    • A) Landlords
    • B) Women
    • C) British Officials
    • D) Industrialists
  12. Which of the following is a collection of patriotic songs written by Bharati?
    • A) Desiya Geetham
    • B) Bharathiar Songs
    • C) Viduthalai Padalgal
    • D) All of the above
  13. Subramania Bharati translated which religious text into Tamil?
    • A) The Bible
    • B) The Quran
    • C) The Bhagavad Gita
    • D) The Torah
  14. What was the occupation of Subramania Bharati’s father?
    • A) A poet
    • B) A teacher
    • C) A lawyer
    • D) A priest
  15. Which of the following is a famous opening line from a Bharati poem?
    • A) “To be or not to be”
    • B) “I wandered lonely as a cloud”
    • C) “A thing of beauty is a joy forever”
    • D) “Achamillai, Achamillai”
  16. Subramania Bharati was associated with which newspaper as a journalist?
    • A) The Hindu
    • B) Swadesamitran
    • C) Dinamani
    • D) Ananda Vikatan
  17. Which social evil did Bharati strongly oppose in his writings?
    • A) Child Marriage
    • B) Alcoholism
    • C) Gambling
    • D) Slavery
  18. Subramania Bharati’s writings contributed to the revival of which language?
    • A) Sanskrit
    • B) Hindi
    • C) Tamil
    • D) Telugu
  19. What is the name of Subramania Bharati’s wife?
    • A) Sivakami
    • B) Kannamma
    • C) Padmavathi
    • D) Chellamma
  20. Which of the following is a symbol often used by Bharati in his poems?
    • A) The Moon
    • B) The Ocean
    • C) The Tiger
    • D) The Mountain

Section II: Answers

  1. C) Chinnaswami Subramania Bharati
  2. B) 1882
  3. B) The Indian Independence Movement
  4. C) My Experiments with Truth
  5. B) Mahakavi
  6. B) 14
  7. C) Environmentalism
  8. D) Pondicherry
  9. B) The rise of womanhood
  10. C) Draupadi
  11. B) Women
  12. D) All of the above
  13. C) The Bhagavad Gita
  14. D) A priest
  15. D) “Achamillai, Achamillai”
  16. B) Swadesamitran
  17. A) Child Marriage
  18. C) Tamil
  19. A) Sivakami
  20. C) The Tiger

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