1. Who
wrote the poem, Upagupta?
a. Rabindranath
Tagore
2. Who
is the Indian multifaceted personality, who is a poet, a dramatist, a
short-story writer an educationist, a novelist, a philosopher and a nation
builder?
a. Rabindranath
Tagore
3. In
which year was Tagore born and in which year did he die?
a. Born
in the year 1861 and died in the year 1941
4. Who
was Upagupta?
a. And
ancient Indian Ascetic
5. The
poem Upagupta is a fine example of Tagore’s _______.
a. Lyricism
6. Where
was Upagupta sleeping?/ The woman finds Upagupta ______.
a. Sleeping
on the bare earth
7. The
woman invites Upagupta _____.
a. To
accompany her home.
8. Upagupta
was a disciple of ______.
a. Buddha
9. Upagupta’s
reply suggests that _____.
a. He
will provide her company when she needs it.
10. The seasons
described in the poem are ______.
a. Monsoon
and spring
11. Which
months are described in the poem, Upagupta?
a. August
and April
12. In the poem
Upagupta, the August sky is said to be ____.
a. Murky
(dark and gloomy)
13. Which city
is described in the poem, Upagupta?
a. Mathura
14. What were
the people of the city celebrating, as in the poem, Upagupta?
a. The
festival of flower / the onset of spring
15. Who was the
woman who met Upagupta?
a. She
was a beautiful dancer
16. When does
Upagupta arrive again in the city of Mathura?
a. Evening
of a day in April / during Spring season
17. What was
the dancing girl wearing when she met Upagupta?
a. Pale
blue mantle starred with jewels.
18. Why did the
dancer girl tremble?
a. Due
to sudden flash of Lightening/ feared unknown danger
19. What does
the word ‘pestilence’ mean?
a. A
fatal epidemic disease
20. What does
the word ‘contagion’ mean?
a. A
disease that spreads by close contact
21. The woman
had been removed from the town because ______.
a. She
was suffering from a contagious disease
22. What did
the ascetic do when he found the woman affected with ‘poisonous contagion’?
a. He
sat by her side,
b. He
took her head on his knees,
c. He
moistened her lips with water and
d. Smeared
her body with sandal balm.
23. Who woke
Upagupta up?
a. A
dancer girl with a lamp in her hand
24. What sound
did wake Upagupta up?
a. The
tinkling sound with anklets of the dancer girl
25. Tagore in
the poem, Upagupta talks about what notes as floating in the warm spring air
from afar?
a. Gay
notes of a flute
26. Where were
the citizens of Mathura gone?
a. To
the woods for the festival of flowers
27. Where did
Upagupta find the contagion woman?
a. She
was lying at his feet in the shadow of the mongo grove
28. With what
disease was the woman suffering when Upagupta came?
a. She
was suffering with small- pox
29. What did
the villagers do with the women when she caught contagion?
a. She
was hurriedly removed from the town
30. What was
the reply of the aesthetic in the end?
a. He
said, “the time has at last come to visit you and I am here”.
31. Why did
Upagupta turn down the offer of the girl?
a. Because
he was not drawn to sensual pleasure.
32. What does
the word ‘mantle’ mean as stated in the poem,Upagupta?
a. A
covering of a specific sort
33. What does
the word ‘rampart mean as stated in the poem, Upagupta?
a. A
defensive or protective barrier
