Consider the following statements about Rabindranath Tagore:

Question

Consider the following statements about Rabindranath Tagore:

(i) He composed a number of patriotic songs during the Swadeshi movement.

(ii) He returned his knighthood to condemn the brutal killing of innocent people at Jallianwala Bagh.

(iii) He refused to accept the Nobel Prize.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A. (i) only
2. B. (ii) only
3. C. (iii) only
4. D. (i) and (ii) (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — (i) and (ii)

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is (i) and (ii).

Key Points

• Statements (i) and (ii) are correct.
• Tagore composed many patriotic songs during the Swadeshi movement and returned his knighthood in protest of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (1919).
• Statement (iii) is incorrect — he accepted the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for Gitanjali.