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ENTRANCE EXAMINATION. FEBRUARY - 2014

M.P.A (THEATRE ARTS)

Max. Marks: 50

Hall Ticket No.

Instructions:

D Write your Hall Ticket Number in OMR Answer Sheet given to

you. Also write the Hall Ticket Number in the space provided above.
iD There is negative marking. Each wrong answer carries -0.33 mark.
iiD Answers are to be marked on OMR answer sheet following the instructions
provided there upon.
iv) Hand over the OMR answer sheet at the end of the examination to the Invigilator.
v) No additional sheets will be provided. Rough work can be done in the question
paper itself / space provided at the end ofthe booklet:
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l. Girish Karnad is the author of the play

A) Cherandas Chor B) Andheri nagar Chaupat Raja

C) Nagamandala D) Nabanna

2. Guru Briju Maharaj is an exponent of the form

A) Satriya B) Odissi

C) Katthak D) Kuchipudi
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3. World Theatre day is celebrated on

A) April26 B) January 31

C) August 15 D) March 27

4. M.F.Uussain is a noted

A) Painter B) Violinist

C) Singer D) Architect

5. The director ofplay "Ghasiram Kotwal" of Theatre Academy, Pune is

A) Vijay Tendulkar B) Habib Tanvir

C) Jabbar Patel D) B.V.Karanth

6. The early Buddhist settlement ofNagarjunakonda was the capital of the following dynasty

A) Ikshvaku B) Shalivahana

C) Chalukya D) Chola

7. Brihadeeswara Temple, is located in the cente of the city

Pune
A) B) Warangal

C)Narsaraopet D) Thanjavur

8. The only Indian Legendary music maestro who received a posthumous nomination at 56m
Grammy Awards
A) Bhimsen Joshi B) Pankaj Udhas

C) Pandit Ravi Shankar D) Mangalampatli Bala Murali IGishna

9. Tamasha is the folk form belonging to the state of

A) WestBengal B) Kamataka

C) lvlaharashta D) Jammu & Kashmir

10. 'Commentaries on Vedas' are called as

A) Upanistrads B) Puranas

C) Samhitas D) Brahmanakas

11. 'Theyyam' belongs to the state of

A) Gujarat B) Uttar Pradesh

Q.) Tanilnadu D) Kerala

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12. The rulme of the director of the film "Gandhi" released in 1982 was

A) Edward Fox B) Sir John Gielgud

C) Ben Kingsley D) Richard Attenborough

13. The play 'Evam Indrajit' was written by

Khambar
A) Chandrasekhar B) Adya Rangacharya

C) Badal Sircar D) Kumar Roy

14. Natyasastra was the authored by;

A) Kalidas B) Jay Deva

C) Vidyanadha D) Bharata

15. The Sanskrit play "IJtt;araRama Charita" was written by

A) Sri Harsha B) Kalidasa

C) Bhavabhuthi D) Visakhadatta

16. The famous stage director of Andhra Pradesh who received Padma Bhushan is

M.N.Sharma
A) Prof. B) Athreya

C) J.V.Somayajulu D) A.R.Krishna

17. Vasanta Sena is the character in the Sanskrit play

Rakshasam
A) Mudra B) Mrichakatikam

C) Naganandam D) Mattavilasa Prahasana

18. Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Noble Pnze in the field of

A) Sports B) Painting

C) Literature D) Architecture

19. The Marathi legend Mr. Balagandharva is associated with

A) Painting B) Musical Theatre

C) Politics D) Dance

20. The current director of National School of Drama is

A) Prof. Ram Gopal Bajaj B) Prof. Mohan Maharshi

C) Prof. Anuradha Kapoor D) Prof, Waman Kendre

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21. Oggu Katha is a folk form of the state

Pradesh
A) Andfra B) Chattisgarh

C) Tamilnadu D) Karnataka

22. Terukuthu a folk art form belongs to the state of

Pradesh
A) Himachal B) Tamilnadu

C) Rajasthan D) Kerala

23.The famous artist of the form Pandavani

A) Teejon Bai B) chukka sattaiah

C) Pammi Bai D) Gaddar

24. 'Agnihotraavadhani' is a famous character in a Telugu play

Sulkam
A) Kanya B) Bhayam

C) Nijam D) Chintamani

25. Pt. Shivkumar Sharma is associated with

A) Flute B) Mridangam

C) Santoor D) Sarod

26.'Darpan Academy' of Performing Arts was founded by

Sarabhai
A) Smt. Mrinalini B) Protima Bedi

C) Samyukta Panigrahi D) Chandraleka

27.'ThyagarajaAradhana Sammelano is orgarrized on a grand scale at

A) Thiruvaryar B) Tirupati
C) Trivendam D) Tanjore

28. The play King Lear is written by

A) Shakespeare B) Sophocles
C) Ben Johnson D) G.B.Shaw
29. Bharatrang Mahotsav is organizedby

A) National School of Drama B) ICCR

C) FTII D) Sangeet Natak Academy

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30. The author of 'Geentanjali' is

A) Sri Kanta Sharma B) Bankim Chandra Chaterji

C) Ravindranath Tagore D) None of these

31. RADA is located in the city of

A) Tokyo B) Paris

C) Beijing D) London

32. The performing art form "NOH" belongs to the country

A) Turkey B) Switzerland

C) Indonesia D) Japan

33. The famous Indian Mime Artist

A) NiranjanGoswami B) Dadi Padamjee

C) Attul Kulkarni D) Venu Madhav

34. The play 'Chakravyrh' is directed by

A) Ratan Thiyam B) Habib Tanvir

C) Vrjaya Mehta D) Jabbar Patel

35. The play 'Aurangazeb' directed by K.S.Rajendran is written by

Goswami
A) Indira B) Indira Parthasarathy

C)Agha Shahid Ali D) Maithili Sharan Gupta

36. The famous book 'Discovery of India' was authored by

Nehru
A) Pt. Jawaharlal B) Lokamanya Bala Gangadhar Tilak

C) Indira Gandhi D) P.V.Narasimha Rao

37. The play 'Oedipus Rex' is written by

A) Plato B) Aristotle

C) Sophocles D) Socrates
38. Neelakanteshwara Natyaseva Samgha was found by

A) B.V. Karanth B) Vanaras Govinda Rao

C) K.V. Subbanna D) Amol Palaker

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39. The folk form Bayalatabelongs to the state

A) Uttarakhand B) Bihar
C) Meghalaya D) Karnataka
40. the state of Tamilnadu is associated with

A) Oggukatha B) Therukuthu

C) Bayalata D) Bunakatha
41. Akira Kurusowa, a noted film Director belongs to the country of
A) Indonesia B) Philippines
C) Japan D) China
42.Yeedhi natakam is a form belonging to the state of
A) Jammu and Kashmir B) West Bengal
C) Himachal Pradesh D) Andhra Pradesh
43. The play 'Dolls house' is written by

A) HenricIbsen B) J.M.Singh
C) Eugene Pirandello D) Shakespeare
44. Theplay 'suraj ka satvan ghoda' is written by

Prasad
A) Jayashanker B) Mohan Rakesh
C) Vrjay Tendulkar D) Dharamvir Bharati
45. The Advaita School of Philosophy is profounded by

Sankaracharya
A) Adi B) Ramanuj acharya
c) Madvacharya D) None of the above

46.KalaKshetra was found by

A) BharathiSivaji B) Yamini Krishnmurthy

C) Protima Bedi D) Rukmini Devi Arundele
47. Globe theatre is located in the city of
Angles
A) Los B) London
C) Pune D) Chicago
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48. The Sanskrit play 'Oorubhangam' is written by

A) Sri Harsha B) Bhasa

C) Bhavabhuti D) Vishakha Dutta

49.The play 'Post office' is written by

A) Ravindranath Tagore B) Javeed Athar

C) Kumar Roy D) Utpal Dutt

50. Vempati Chinna Satyam is an exponent of

A) Oddisi B) Bharatanatyam

C) Kathak D) Kuchipudi