DRAMA
DRAMA MCQs
1. Match items in List – I with List – II
List – I List – II
a. Theatre and its Double i. Antoine Andre
b. Theatre Libre ii. Herold Pinter
c. Theatre within Theatre iii. Artaud Antonin
d. Theatre of the Absurd iv. Pirandello Luigi
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv i ii iii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iii i iv ii
(D) ii iii i iv
Ans: C
2. Assertion (A): Pirandello tried to explore the relationship between appearance and reality through his plays.
Reason (R): He believed in theory of mask and face.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(D) (A) is true but (R) is false.
Ans: A
3. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Agamemmon, Antigone, Medea, Peace
(B) Medea, Peace, Agamemmon, Antigone
(C) Antigone, Medea, Agamemmon, Peace
(D) Peace, Agamemmon, Antigone, Medea
Ans: A
4. The famous American Play “The Adding Machine” is written by
(A) Arthur Miller
(B) Edward Albee
(C) Elmer Rice
(D) Eugene O’Neill
Ans: C
5. Pick the odd one out:
(A) Peter Brook – Empty space
(B) Aristotle – Poetics
(C) Eugenio Barba – The third theatre
(D) Bertolt Brecht – The Beggar’s opera
Ans: D
6. Match the items in List – I with List – II
List – I List – II
a. The exception and the rule i. Samuel Beckett
b. Happy Days ii. Moliere
c. The lady from the sea iii. Bertolt Brecht
d. The Misanthrope iv. Henrik Ibsen
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv ii iii i
(B) iii i iv ii
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) i iv ii iii
Ans: B
7. Assertion (A): The plays of Bertolt Brecht are Non-Aristotelian Darma.
Reason (R): They tend to evoke Pity and Fear in the audience.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(C) (R) is true but (A) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: B
8. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) The Master Builder, The Three Sisters, All My Sons, Krapp’s Last Tape
(B) The Three Sisters, All My Sons, Krapp’s Last Tape, The Master Builder
(C) Krapp’s Last Tape, the Master Builder, All My Sons, The Three Sisters
(D) All My Sons, The Master Builder, The Three Sisters, Krapp’s Last Tape
Ans: A
9. The play “Look Back in Anger” is written by the British playwright
(A) Tom Stoppard
(B) Herold Pinter
(C) John Osborne
(D) Arnold Wesker
Ans: C
10. Pick the odd one out:
(A) Comedy of Humours – Jonson
(B) Greek Comedy – Menander
(C) Comedie- Francaise – Aristophanes
(D) Commedia dellárte – Dario Fo
Ans: C
11. Match the items in List – I with List – II
List – I List – II
a. Utsikāka i. V tti
b. Kai iki ii. Sandhi
c. Vimarśa iii. Avasthā
d. Phalayoga iv. Rupaka
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) iv i ii iii
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) i iv iii ii
Ans: B
12. Pick the odd one out:
(A) Prārabha
(B) Prayatna
(C) NiyatPhalaprāpti
(D) Praveśaka
Ans: D
13. Assertion (A): The term Nātyadharmi stands for non-realistic presentation.
Reason (R): Nātyadharmi means one which is highly conventional and symbolical.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (R) is true but (A) is false.
Ans: B
14. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Kārya, Patākā, Bija, Prakari, Bindu
(B) Bindu, Bija, Patākā, Kārya, Prakari
(C) Prakari, Patākā, Bija, Bindu, Kārya
(D) Bija, Bindu, Patākā, Prakari, Kārya
Ans: D
15. ‘Arthopak epaka’ is one kind of
(A) Presentation Device
(B) Stage of Plot Development
(C) Instrument of Plot Construction
(D) Dramatic Irony
Ans: A
16 Match items in List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Kallol i. GirishKarnad
b. Ma Nishada ii. RatanThiyam
c. Chakravyuha iii. K.N. Panikkar
d. PashuGayatri iv. UtpalDutt
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) iv i ii iii
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) i iv iii ii
Ans: B
17. Parsi Theatre’s famous Urdu Play ‘Bazm-e-Fani’ (The Transitory Assembly) was a reworking of Shakespeare’s
(A) Hamlet
(B) Midsummer Night’s Dream
(C) Merchant of Venice
(D) Romeo and Juliet
Ans: D
18. Indicate odd one out
(A) Kamala
(B) Gidhade
(C) Vasanakand
(D) Baby
Ans: C
19. Assertion (A): The contemporary India theatre is ‘A National Theatre’ in true sense of the word.
Reason (R): It seldom makes use of indigenous material from our classical and traditional theatre forms.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: B
20. Put in correct chronology in the context of their Geographical aspect from North to South:
(A) Kutiyattam, Nautanki, Bhand Jashna, Yakshagana, Maach
(B) Bhand Jashna, Maach, Nautanki, Yakshagana, Kutiyattam
(C) Nautanki, Yakshagana, Kutiyattam, Maach, Bhand Jashna
(D) Bhand Jashna, Nautanki, Maach, Yakshagana, Kutiyattam
Ans: D
21. Match items in List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Apron i. Orchestra
b. Pit ii. Intensity of light
c. Dimmer iii. Portion of the stage
d. Flat iv. Basic unit of scene construction
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii i ii iv
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iv ii iii i
(D) i iv ii iii
Ans: A
22. Assertion (A): Director is never considered to be a creative artist.
Reason (R): The Director simply interpretates the play written by the Playwright.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: A
23. The two materials with which the Director works to express the play are
(A) Lines and Colours
(B) Sound and Sight
(C) Actor and Stage
(D) Voice and Speech
Ans: C
24. Pick the odd one out
(A) Composition
(B) Picturization
(C) Movement
(D) Analysis
Ans: D
25. Which is the correct sequence of the following equipments on the stage?
(A) Grand Drapery, Act Curtain, Tormentors, Teaser
(B) Act Curtain, Tormentors, Teaser, Grand Drapery
(C) Tormentors, Grand Drapery, Act Curtain, Teaser
(D) Teaser, Tormentors, Grand Drapery, Act Curtain
Ans: A
26. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Traditions of Indian Theatre i. BalwantGargi
b. Performance Tradition in India ii. Farley Richmond
c. Folk Theatre of India iii. Suresh Awasthi
d. Indian Theatre iv. M.L. Varadapande
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iv iii i ii
(D) i ii iv iii
Ans: C
27. Assertion (A): Mohan Rakesh’s woman protagonists are strong individuals who want to live on their own terms.
Reason (R): They always rest content with a drab, mediocrish existence whatever the consequences.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Ans: D
28. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Tughlaq, Nagmandala, the Fire and the Rain, Yayati, Hayvadana
(B) Nagmandala, Yayati, Tughlaq, the Fire and the Rain, Hayvadana
(C) Yayati, Tughlaq, Hayvadana, Nagmandala, the Fire and the Rain
(D) The Fire and the Rain, Hayvadana, Tughlaq, Nagmandala, Yayati
Ans: C
29. She is the only director who writes and directs OPERAS in Punjabi and Urdu.
(A) Amal Allana
(B) Sheela Bhatia
(C) Neelam Mansingh Chowdhury
(D) Anuradha Kapoor
Ans: B
30. Pick the odd one out:
(A) Raktakarbi
(B) Visarjan
(C) Shesh Nahin
(D) Mukta Dhara
Ans: C
31. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Bio Mechanics i. Matterson
b. Berliner Ensemble ii. Antoine
c. Theatre Libre iii. Meyerhold
d. Symbolism iv. Brecht
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) i ii iii ii
(D) iv i iv iii
Ans: A
32. Assertion (A): Brecht was criticised by the progressive activists for not using social realism as his problem based Epic Theatre failed to provide solutions.
Reason (R): Brecht did not want to immerge his audience in reality and wanted them to ‘cry tears from the brain’; to absorb messages and ideas on which they could act.
Codes:
(A) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(B) (R) is true, (A) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: C
33. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Kanyadan, Ghasiram Kotwal, Shrimant, Shantata! Court Chalu Ahe
(B) Shrimant, Shantata! Court Chalu Ahe, Ghasiram Kotwal, Kanyadan
(C) Shantata! Court Chalu Ahe, Kanyadan, Shrimant, Ghasiram Kotwal
(D) Ghasiram Kotwal, Kanyadan, Shantata! Court Chalu Ahe, Shrimant
Ans: B
34. The ‘Image Theatre’ is conceived by
(A) Peter Brooke
(B) Richard Schechner
(C) Augusto Boal
(D) Elia Kazan
Ans: C
35. Which pair is NOT correctly matched?
(A) K.N. Panikkar – Revival of Sanskrit Theatre
(B) Badal Sircar – Agit-prop Theatre
(C) Anamika – Gender- Haksar Sensitive Theatre
(D) M.S. Sathyu – Parsi Theatre
Ans: D
36. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Arms and the Man i. Albert Camus
b. Hedda Gabbler ii. Luigi Pirandello
c. The Myth of Sysyphus iii. George Bernard Shaw
d. The Rules of the Game iv. Henrik Ibsen
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv i ii
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) iv i ii iii
Ans: A
37. Assertion (A): The encounter with the tradition has given rise to new contemporary Indian Theatre.
Reason (R): The directors were prompted by quest for identity and search for roots.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(C) (R) is true, (A) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Ans: D
38. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Creating a Role, the Empty Space, Theatre of the Oppressed, the Floating Islands
(B) The Floating Islands, the Empty Space, Creating a Role, Theatre of the Oppressed
(C) Theatre of the Oppressed, Creating A Role, the Floating Islands, the Empty Space
(D) The Empty Space, The Floating Islands, Creating a Role, Theatre of the oppressed
Ans: A
39. The noted director who first discovered the theatrical potentialities of Dharmaveer Bharati’s ANDHA YUG
(A) E. Alkazi
(B) Satyadev Dubey
(C) B.V. Karanth
(D) Ratan Thiyam
Ans: B
40. Which pair is not correctly matched?
(A) Rabindranath – Shambhu Tagore Mitra
(B) Vijay Tendulkar – Jabbar Patel
(C) Girish Karnad – B.V. Karanth
(D) Mohan Rakesh – K.N. Panikkar
Ans: D
41. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Movement i. Visual Interpretation of Each Moment
b. Composition ii. Stage Picture in Action
c. Pantomimic Dramatization iii. Rational Arrangement of Characters on Stage
d. Picturization iv. Visual Performance of a Play
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv i ii iii
Ans: B
42. Assertion (A): The schedule of rehearsals can be considered set and inviolable, irrespective of the nature of the play.
Reason (R): Each play demands its own approach in scheduling rehearsals.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: C
43. Choose the correct sequence:
(A) Scene Analysis, Visualisation, Composition, Picturization
(B) Picturization, Visualisation, Scene Analysis, Composition
(C) Composition, Visualisation, Scene Analysis, Picturization
(D) Picturization, Scene Analysis, Composition, Visualisation
Ans: A
44. It is the strongest Acting Area of the stage.
(A) UP RIGHT
(B) UP CENTRE
(C) DOWN CENTRE
(D) UP LEFT
Ans: C
45. Pick the odd:
(A) Jack – Scenery
(B) Hood – Light
(C) Foundation – Make up
(D) Flat – Property
Ans: D
46. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Stanislavsky – An Actor Prepares
(B) John Gassener – Producing the Play
(C) Augusto Boal – Theatre of Opressed
(D) Peter Brooke – Floating Islands
Ans: D
47. Assertion (A): The Theatre cannot exist without written script.
Reason (R): The actors of Ancient Italy could easily improvise the scenario.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is false, (R) is true.
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Ans: B
48. ‘Orion Theatre Company’ was founded by the noted dramatist
(A) Wole Soyinka
(B) Dario Fo
(C) Tom Stoppard
(D) Jean Jenet
Ans: A
49. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Radio, Theatre, Film, Television
(B) Theatre, Radio, Film, Television
(C) Film, Theatre, Radio, Television
(D) Radio, Theatre, Television, Film
Ans: B
50. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Nora i. Hamlet
b. Ophilia ii. Oedipus
c. Jockasta iii. Othello
d. Desdimona iv. Doll’s House
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv i ii iii
(B) iii ii iv i
(C) i iii ii iv
(D) ii iv iii i
Ans: A
List – I List – II
a. Theatre and its Double i. Antoine Andre
b. Theatre Libre ii. Herold Pinter
c. Theatre within Theatre iii. Artaud Antonin
d. Theatre of the Absurd iv. Pirandello Luigi
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv i ii iii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iii i iv ii
(D) ii iii i iv
Ans: C
2. Assertion (A): Pirandello tried to explore the relationship between appearance and reality through his plays.
Reason (R): He believed in theory of mask and face.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(D) (A) is true but (R) is false.
Ans: A
3. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Agamemmon, Antigone, Medea, Peace
(B) Medea, Peace, Agamemmon, Antigone
(C) Antigone, Medea, Agamemmon, Peace
(D) Peace, Agamemmon, Antigone, Medea
Ans: A
4. The famous American Play “The Adding Machine” is written by
(A) Arthur Miller
(B) Edward Albee
(C) Elmer Rice
(D) Eugene O’Neill
Ans: C
5. Pick the odd one out:
(A) Peter Brook – Empty space
(B) Aristotle – Poetics
(C) Eugenio Barba – The third theatre
(D) Bertolt Brecht – The Beggar’s opera
Ans: D
6. Match the items in List – I with List – II
List – I List – II
a. The exception and the rule i. Samuel Beckett
b. Happy Days ii. Moliere
c. The lady from the sea iii. Bertolt Brecht
d. The Misanthrope iv. Henrik Ibsen
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv ii iii i
(B) iii i iv ii
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) i iv ii iii
Ans: B
7. Assertion (A): The plays of Bertolt Brecht are Non-Aristotelian Darma.
Reason (R): They tend to evoke Pity and Fear in the audience.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(C) (R) is true but (A) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: B
8. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) The Master Builder, The Three Sisters, All My Sons, Krapp’s Last Tape
(B) The Three Sisters, All My Sons, Krapp’s Last Tape, The Master Builder
(C) Krapp’s Last Tape, the Master Builder, All My Sons, The Three Sisters
(D) All My Sons, The Master Builder, The Three Sisters, Krapp’s Last Tape
Ans: A
9. The play “Look Back in Anger” is written by the British playwright
(A) Tom Stoppard
(B) Herold Pinter
(C) John Osborne
(D) Arnold Wesker
Ans: C
10. Pick the odd one out:
(A) Comedy of Humours – Jonson
(B) Greek Comedy – Menander
(C) Comedie- Francaise – Aristophanes
(D) Commedia dellárte – Dario Fo
Ans: C
11. Match the items in List – I with List – II
List – I List – II
a. Utsikāka i. V tti
b. Kai iki ii. Sandhi
c. Vimarśa iii. Avasthā
d. Phalayoga iv. Rupaka
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) iv i ii iii
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) i iv iii ii
Ans: B
12. Pick the odd one out:
(A) Prārabha
(B) Prayatna
(C) NiyatPhalaprāpti
(D) Praveśaka
Ans: D
13. Assertion (A): The term Nātyadharmi stands for non-realistic presentation.
Reason (R): Nātyadharmi means one which is highly conventional and symbolical.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (R) is true but (A) is false.
Ans: B
14. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Kārya, Patākā, Bija, Prakari, Bindu
(B) Bindu, Bija, Patākā, Kārya, Prakari
(C) Prakari, Patākā, Bija, Bindu, Kārya
(D) Bija, Bindu, Patākā, Prakari, Kārya
Ans: D
15. ‘Arthopak epaka’ is one kind of
(A) Presentation Device
(B) Stage of Plot Development
(C) Instrument of Plot Construction
(D) Dramatic Irony
Ans: A
16 Match items in List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Kallol i. GirishKarnad
b. Ma Nishada ii. RatanThiyam
c. Chakravyuha iii. K.N. Panikkar
d. PashuGayatri iv. UtpalDutt
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) iv i ii iii
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) i iv iii ii
Ans: B
17. Parsi Theatre’s famous Urdu Play ‘Bazm-e-Fani’ (The Transitory Assembly) was a reworking of Shakespeare’s
(A) Hamlet
(B) Midsummer Night’s Dream
(C) Merchant of Venice
(D) Romeo and Juliet
Ans: D
18. Indicate odd one out
(A) Kamala
(B) Gidhade
(C) Vasanakand
(D) Baby
Ans: C
19. Assertion (A): The contemporary India theatre is ‘A National Theatre’ in true sense of the word.
Reason (R): It seldom makes use of indigenous material from our classical and traditional theatre forms.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: B
20. Put in correct chronology in the context of their Geographical aspect from North to South:
(A) Kutiyattam, Nautanki, Bhand Jashna, Yakshagana, Maach
(B) Bhand Jashna, Maach, Nautanki, Yakshagana, Kutiyattam
(C) Nautanki, Yakshagana, Kutiyattam, Maach, Bhand Jashna
(D) Bhand Jashna, Nautanki, Maach, Yakshagana, Kutiyattam
Ans: D
21. Match items in List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Apron i. Orchestra
b. Pit ii. Intensity of light
c. Dimmer iii. Portion of the stage
d. Flat iv. Basic unit of scene construction
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii i ii iv
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iv ii iii i
(D) i iv ii iii
Ans: A
22. Assertion (A): Director is never considered to be a creative artist.
Reason (R): The Director simply interpretates the play written by the Playwright.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: A
23. The two materials with which the Director works to express the play are
(A) Lines and Colours
(B) Sound and Sight
(C) Actor and Stage
(D) Voice and Speech
Ans: C
24. Pick the odd one out
(A) Composition
(B) Picturization
(C) Movement
(D) Analysis
Ans: D
25. Which is the correct sequence of the following equipments on the stage?
(A) Grand Drapery, Act Curtain, Tormentors, Teaser
(B) Act Curtain, Tormentors, Teaser, Grand Drapery
(C) Tormentors, Grand Drapery, Act Curtain, Teaser
(D) Teaser, Tormentors, Grand Drapery, Act Curtain
Ans: A
26. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Traditions of Indian Theatre i. BalwantGargi
b. Performance Tradition in India ii. Farley Richmond
c. Folk Theatre of India iii. Suresh Awasthi
d. Indian Theatre iv. M.L. Varadapande
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iv iii i ii
(D) i ii iv iii
Ans: C
27. Assertion (A): Mohan Rakesh’s woman protagonists are strong individuals who want to live on their own terms.
Reason (R): They always rest content with a drab, mediocrish existence whatever the consequences.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Ans: D
28. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Tughlaq, Nagmandala, the Fire and the Rain, Yayati, Hayvadana
(B) Nagmandala, Yayati, Tughlaq, the Fire and the Rain, Hayvadana
(C) Yayati, Tughlaq, Hayvadana, Nagmandala, the Fire and the Rain
(D) The Fire and the Rain, Hayvadana, Tughlaq, Nagmandala, Yayati
Ans: C
29. She is the only director who writes and directs OPERAS in Punjabi and Urdu.
(A) Amal Allana
(B) Sheela Bhatia
(C) Neelam Mansingh Chowdhury
(D) Anuradha Kapoor
Ans: B
30. Pick the odd one out:
(A) Raktakarbi
(B) Visarjan
(C) Shesh Nahin
(D) Mukta Dhara
Ans: C
31. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Bio Mechanics i. Matterson
b. Berliner Ensemble ii. Antoine
c. Theatre Libre iii. Meyerhold
d. Symbolism iv. Brecht
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) i ii iii ii
(D) iv i iv iii
Ans: A
32. Assertion (A): Brecht was criticised by the progressive activists for not using social realism as his problem based Epic Theatre failed to provide solutions.
Reason (R): Brecht did not want to immerge his audience in reality and wanted them to ‘cry tears from the brain’; to absorb messages and ideas on which they could act.
Codes:
(A) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(B) (R) is true, (A) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: C
33. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Kanyadan, Ghasiram Kotwal, Shrimant, Shantata! Court Chalu Ahe
(B) Shrimant, Shantata! Court Chalu Ahe, Ghasiram Kotwal, Kanyadan
(C) Shantata! Court Chalu Ahe, Kanyadan, Shrimant, Ghasiram Kotwal
(D) Ghasiram Kotwal, Kanyadan, Shantata! Court Chalu Ahe, Shrimant
Ans: B
34. The ‘Image Theatre’ is conceived by
(A) Peter Brooke
(B) Richard Schechner
(C) Augusto Boal
(D) Elia Kazan
Ans: C
35. Which pair is NOT correctly matched?
(A) K.N. Panikkar – Revival of Sanskrit Theatre
(B) Badal Sircar – Agit-prop Theatre
(C) Anamika – Gender- Haksar Sensitive Theatre
(D) M.S. Sathyu – Parsi Theatre
Ans: D
36. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Arms and the Man i. Albert Camus
b. Hedda Gabbler ii. Luigi Pirandello
c. The Myth of Sysyphus iii. George Bernard Shaw
d. The Rules of the Game iv. Henrik Ibsen
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv i ii
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) iv i ii iii
Ans: A
37. Assertion (A): The encounter with the tradition has given rise to new contemporary Indian Theatre.
Reason (R): The directors were prompted by quest for identity and search for roots.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(C) (R) is true, (A) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Ans: D
38. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Creating a Role, the Empty Space, Theatre of the Oppressed, the Floating Islands
(B) The Floating Islands, the Empty Space, Creating a Role, Theatre of the Oppressed
(C) Theatre of the Oppressed, Creating A Role, the Floating Islands, the Empty Space
(D) The Empty Space, The Floating Islands, Creating a Role, Theatre of the oppressed
Ans: A
39. The noted director who first discovered the theatrical potentialities of Dharmaveer Bharati’s ANDHA YUG
(A) E. Alkazi
(B) Satyadev Dubey
(C) B.V. Karanth
(D) Ratan Thiyam
Ans: B
40. Which pair is not correctly matched?
(A) Rabindranath – Shambhu Tagore Mitra
(B) Vijay Tendulkar – Jabbar Patel
(C) Girish Karnad – B.V. Karanth
(D) Mohan Rakesh – K.N. Panikkar
Ans: D
41. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Movement i. Visual Interpretation of Each Moment
b. Composition ii. Stage Picture in Action
c. Pantomimic Dramatization iii. Rational Arrangement of Characters on Stage
d. Picturization iv. Visual Performance of a Play
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv i ii iii
Ans: B
42. Assertion (A): The schedule of rehearsals can be considered set and inviolable, irrespective of the nature of the play.
Reason (R): Each play demands its own approach in scheduling rehearsals.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: C
43. Choose the correct sequence:
(A) Scene Analysis, Visualisation, Composition, Picturization
(B) Picturization, Visualisation, Scene Analysis, Composition
(C) Composition, Visualisation, Scene Analysis, Picturization
(D) Picturization, Scene Analysis, Composition, Visualisation
Ans: A
44. It is the strongest Acting Area of the stage.
(A) UP RIGHT
(B) UP CENTRE
(C) DOWN CENTRE
(D) UP LEFT
Ans: C
45. Pick the odd:
(A) Jack – Scenery
(B) Hood – Light
(C) Foundation – Make up
(D) Flat – Property
Ans: D
46. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Stanislavsky – An Actor Prepares
(B) John Gassener – Producing the Play
(C) Augusto Boal – Theatre of Opressed
(D) Peter Brooke – Floating Islands
Ans: D
47. Assertion (A): The Theatre cannot exist without written script.
Reason (R): The actors of Ancient Italy could easily improvise the scenario.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is false, (R) is true.
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Ans: B
48. ‘Orion Theatre Company’ was founded by the noted dramatist
(A) Wole Soyinka
(B) Dario Fo
(C) Tom Stoppard
(D) Jean Jenet
Ans: A
49. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Radio, Theatre, Film, Television
(B) Theatre, Radio, Film, Television
(C) Film, Theatre, Radio, Television
(D) Radio, Theatre, Television, Film
Ans: B
50. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Nora i. Hamlet
b. Ophilia ii. Oedipus
c. Jockasta iii. Othello
d. Desdimona iv. Doll’s House
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv i ii iii
(B) iii ii iv i
(C) i iii ii iv
(D) ii iv iii i
Ans: A
51. Match the items in List – I with items in List – II.
List – I List – II
(a) Bertolt Brecht (i) Kathakali
(b) Antonin Artaud (ii) Ramlila
(c) Richard Schechner (iii) Chinese Opera
(d) Eugenio Barba (iv) Bali Dance
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(B) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(D) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
Ans: A
52. Assertion (A): The actors of commedia dell’arte could easily improvise the plays.
Reason (R): They were required to enact stock characters entangled in traditional situations.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: C
53. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) As you like it, The Imaginary Invalid, Lysistrata, Pygmalion
(B) Lysistrata, as you like it, The Imaginary Invalid, Pygmalion
(C) Pygmalion, the Imaginary Invalid, as you like it, Lysistrata
(D) The Imaginary Invalid, Lysistrata, Pygmalion, as you like it.
Ans: B
54. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Epic Theatre – Erwin Piscator
(B) Environmental – Augusto Theatre Boal
(C) Poor Theatre – Jerzy Grotowski
(D) Street Theatre – SafdarHashmi
Ans: B
55. The play ‘Professor Taranne’ is written by the following French playwright
(A) Jean Anouilh
(B) Arthur Adamov
(C) Albert Camus
(D) Jean- Paul Sartre
Ans: B
56. Match the items in List – I with items in List – II.
List – I List – II
(a) Yuan Dynasty (i) Japan
(b) Bugaku (ii) India
(c) Revolving stage (iii) China
(d) Ranga Shirsa (iv) Kabuki
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(D) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
Ans: C
57. Assertion (A): There is an alternative tradition of Modern Indian Theatre inspired by western concepts and practices.
Reason (R): We have two dominant directorial styles: The Theatre of E. Alkazi which is predominantly western and modernist and that of B. V. Karanth a kind of Neo-Folk Theatre.
Codes:
(A) (A) is false, (R) is true.
(B) (R) is false, (A) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: C
58. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) E. Alkazi, Ratan Thiyam, B. M. Shah, B. V. Karanth
(B) B. V. Karanth, B. M. Shah, E. Alkazi, Ratan Thiyam
(C) B. M. Shah, B. V. Karanth, Ratan Thiyam, E. Alkazi
(D) E. Alkazi, B. V. Karanth, B. M. Shah, Ratan Thiyam
Ans: D
59. Pick the odd pair out.
(A) Ram Gopal Bajaj – AndhaYug
(B) B. V. Karanth – Barnam Van
(C) M. K. Raina – Pancholi Shapatham
(D) Amal Allana – Maha Bhoj
Ans: C
60. Habib Tanvir’s ‘Jin Lahore Nahi Dekhya VO Janmai Nahin’ was written by the famous urdu play wright
(A) Agha ashra Kashmiri
(B) Asghar Vazahat
(C) Narayan Prasad Betab
(D) Vinayak Prasad Talib
Ans: B
61. Match the item in List – I with items in List – II.
List – I List – II
(a) Gosthi (i) Natyokti
(b) Apvaritaka (ii) Arthopaks.epaka
(c) A kamukha (iii) Purvaraga
(d) Nandi (iv) Upa-Rupaka
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Ans: D
62. Assertion (A): The plot of drama is designated as itivtta by Bharatamuni.
Reason (R): The plot of drama has to be conceived, designed and presented as to seem that it has really happened.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) (R) is true, (A) is false.
Ans: B
63. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Garbha, Vimarsa, Nirvahan.a, Pratimukha, Mukha
(B) Pratimukha, Vimarsa, Mukha, Grabha, Nirvahan.a
(C) Nirvahana, Garbha, Mukha,Vimarsa, Pratimukha
(D) Mukha, Pratimukha, Garbha,Vimarsa, Nirvahan.a
Ans: D
64. The device of ‘Garbhaka’ – an act within an act – is creatively employed in the following Sanskrit play
(A) Abhij. nan Shakuntal
(B) Mrichchha Katika
(C) Uttar Ramcharita
(D) Mudra Rakshas
Ans: C
65. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Ven. isanhar – Bhat Narayana
(B) Ratnavali – Sri Harsha
(C) Dariadra Charudutt – Sudraka
(D) Malti Madhav – Bhavbhuti
Ans: C
66. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II.
List – I List – II
(a) Standing units (i) Fencing, well
(b) Hanging units (ii) Wings, Flats, Doors and Windows
(c) Built-in units (iii) Curtains and Borders
(d) Ground row units (iv) Platforms, Steps, Ramps
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(B) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
Ans: C
67. Assertion (A): The pantomimic dramatization is one of the five fundamentals of play directing which includes the complete visual performance of a play.
Reason (R): It does not include the use of other fundamentals viz. composition, picturization, movement and rhythm.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, (R) is true.
Ans: C
68. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Line, Colour, Form, Texture
(B) Colour, Form, Texture, Line
(C) Form, Texture, Line, Colour
(D) Line, Form, Colour, Texture
Ans: D
69. Which theatre has the orchestra pit?
(A) Greek Theatre
(B) Roman Theatre
(C) Proscenium Theatre
(D) Globe Theatre
Ans: C
70. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Cinemoid – Filtering the light
(B) Dimmer – Regulating intensity of light
(C) Lens – Gathers/ Disperses rays of light
(D) Gauze – Strip of lights
Ans: D
71. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II.
List – I List – II
(a) A Street Car Named Desire (i) Arthur Miller
(b) The Emperor Jones (ii) Tennessee Williams
(c) The American Dream (iii) Edward Albee
(d) A View From the Bridge (iv) Eugene O’Neill
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(B) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(C) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(D) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
Ans: B
72. Assertion (A): Though Kabuki does not depict contemporary life, it enjoys wide popularity in Japan, a country whose whole has undergone a great degree of westernization.
Reason (R): It is now a crystallized form and thus has retained a place in the nation’s pride and affection.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false (R) is true.
Ans: A
73. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Aeschylus, Sophocles, Menandler, Aristophanes, Euripides
(B) Euripides, Aristophanes, Sophocles, Menander, Aeschylus
(C) Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Menander
(D) Menander, Aristophanes, Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides
Ans: C
74. ‘Shite’ is a character in
(A) NOH
(B) KABUKI
(C) BUGAKU
(D) KYOGEN
Ans: A
75. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Marlon – Method Acting Brando
(B) Henry – Acting Irving Shakespeare
(C) Adolphe – Acting in Appia Wagner’s Plays
(D) Dario Fo – Italian Actor
Ans: C
76. Match the following:
List – I List – II
a. Jean Anouilh i. The Playboy of the Western World
b. Gerhart Hauptmann ii. Blood Wedding
c. John M. Synge iii. Antigone
d. Garcia Lorca iv. The Weavers
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv i ii iii
Ans: C
77. Assertion (A): Moliere’s text breathed new life into the traditional situations of French farce and the stock masks and devices of the Italian Commedia.
Reason (R): Moliere’s aim was to produce a satiric commentary on the society of his time and a penetrating exploration of eternal human foibles.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is false (R) is true.
(C) (A) is true (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Ans: B
78. Give the correct sequence of the following isms:
(A) Realism, Expressionism, Classicism, Romanticism, Surrealism
(B) Classicism, Romanticism, Realism, Expressionism, Surrealism
(C) Surrealism, Realism, Romanticism, Classicism, Expressionism
(D) Expressionism, Realism, Surrealism, Classicism, Romanticism
Ans: B
79. Pick the odd one out:
(A) Expressionism – Eugene O’Neil
(B) Absurd Drama– Harold Pinter
(C) Epic Drama – Bertolt Brecht
(D) Realism – Luigi Pirandello
Ans: D
30. ‘Wayang’ is a generic name for the most theatre performance in
(A) China
(B) Japan
(C) Bhutan
(D) Indonesia
Ans: D
81. Match the items in List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Dr. Sriram Lagoo i. Nana Fadnabish
b. K.K. Raina ii. Azdak
c. Dr. Mohan Aghasi iii. Natsamrat
d. Dwarka Prasad iv. Macbeth
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) ii i iv iii
Ans: C
82. Assertion (A): Jaishankar Sundari is known for performing female characters in the plays.
Reason (R): Jai Shankar Sundari has performed only female characters in his life time.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(D) (A) is true and (R) is false.
Ans: D
83. Arrange the colours in correct order as per the colour-wheel:
(A) Vermillion, Red, Yellow, Orange
(B) Red, Yellow, Orange, Vermillion
(C) Orange, Yellow, Red, Vermillion
(D) Red, Vermillion, Orange, Yellow
Ans: D
84. Pick the odd one out
(A) Hirma ki Amar Kahani
(B) Agra Bazar
(C) Charan Das Chor
(D) Raja
Ans: D
85. The last production of B.V. Karnath is
(A) Chandragupta
(B) Varnam Van
(C) Satta Ka Khel
(D) Avimarakam
Ans: D
86. Match the List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Gordon Craig i. Berliner Ensemble
b. The Comedy of Errors ii. Shakespeare
c. Brecht iii. Marrionate
d. Emotion Memory iv. Stanislavasky
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) i iv iii ii
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: A
87. Assertion (A): During the war years, Brecht became a prominent writer of the Exilliteratur.
Reason (R): He expressed his opposition to the National Socialist and Fascist Movements in his plays.
Codes:
(A) (A) is true, (R) is true.
(B) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, (R) is true.
(D) (A) is false, (R) is false.
Ans: A
88. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Prithvi Theatres, NSD Repertory, Naya Theatre, Jana Natya Mancha
(B) NSD Repertory, Naya Theatre, Jana Natya Mancha, Prithvi Theatres,
(C) Naya Theatre, Prithvi Theatres, NSD Repertory, Jana Natya Mancha
(D) Prithvi Theatres, Naya Theatre, NSD Repertory, Jana Natya Mancha
Ans: D
89. Pick the odd one out:
(A) Audience control
(B) Action
(C) Imagination
(D) Concentration of Attention
Ans: A
90. Brecht completed this second major play, ‘Drums in the Night’ in the year
(A) 1919
(B) 1920
(C) 1921
(D) 1922
Ans: A
91. Match the items in List – I with items in List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Kannappa Thambiran i. Kudiyattam
b. Habib Tanvir ii. Yakshagana
c. Ammanur Madhavachakyar iii. Charan Das Chor
d. Shiv Ram Karanth iv. Therukkoothu
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iii iv
(B) iv iii i ii
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) i ii iv iii
Ans: B
92. Assertion (A): Most of the celebrated theatre actors of the recent period have disappeared in to the films.
Reason (R): Theatre had ceased to be their natural habit. Performing in front of the live audience, getting their response, gives them complete satisfaction.
Codes:
(A) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(B) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(C) (A) is true and (R) is also true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: B
93. Put them in correct order according to their period
(A) Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes
(B) Aristophanes, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides
(C) Euripides, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Aristophanes
(D) Sophocles, Aristophanes Euripides, Aeschylus
Ans: A
94. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Chandrashekar Kambar – Jokumara Swang
(B) Vijay Tendulkar – Ghasiram Kotwal
(C) Habib Tanvir – Agra Bazar
(D) Mohan Rakesh – Nagamandala
Ans: D
95. Identify the artist who is popularly known for singing live on stage
(A) Mohan Gokhle
(B) Surekha Shikri
(C) Nasiruddin Shah
(D) Uttara Baokar
Ans: D
96. Pick the odd one out:
(A) Elmer Rice – The Adding Machine
(B) Christopher Fry – The Dark is Light Enough
(C) Chekhov Anton – The Inspector General
(D) Anderson Maxwell– Both Your Houses
Ans: C
97. Match the List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Badal Sarkar i. Bartolt Brecht
b. Adolphe Appia ii. Arena stage
c. Caspar Neher iii. Theatre and its double
d. Antonin Artaud iv. Eurhythmic space
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) i ii iv iii
Ans: B
98. The ‘Third Theatre’ Idiom was introduced by
(A) Augusto Boal
(B) Badal Sarkar
(C) Habib Tanvir
(D) Peter Brooke
Ans: B
99. Pick the odd one out:
(A) K.N. Panikkar
(B) Jabbar Patel
(C) E. Alkazi
(D) Habib Tanvir
Ans: C
100. Hand props, costumes and make up replace the stage settings of
(A) Beijing Opera
(B) Therukkoothu
(C) Kenndyan Dance
(D) Tamasha
Ans: A
List – I List – II
(a) Bertolt Brecht (i) Kathakali
(b) Antonin Artaud (ii) Ramlila
(c) Richard Schechner (iii) Chinese Opera
(d) Eugenio Barba (iv) Bali Dance
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(B) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(D) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
Ans: A
52. Assertion (A): The actors of commedia dell’arte could easily improvise the plays.
Reason (R): They were required to enact stock characters entangled in traditional situations.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: C
53. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) As you like it, The Imaginary Invalid, Lysistrata, Pygmalion
(B) Lysistrata, as you like it, The Imaginary Invalid, Pygmalion
(C) Pygmalion, the Imaginary Invalid, as you like it, Lysistrata
(D) The Imaginary Invalid, Lysistrata, Pygmalion, as you like it.
Ans: B
54. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Epic Theatre – Erwin Piscator
(B) Environmental – Augusto Theatre Boal
(C) Poor Theatre – Jerzy Grotowski
(D) Street Theatre – SafdarHashmi
Ans: B
55. The play ‘Professor Taranne’ is written by the following French playwright
(A) Jean Anouilh
(B) Arthur Adamov
(C) Albert Camus
(D) Jean- Paul Sartre
Ans: B
56. Match the items in List – I with items in List – II.
List – I List – II
(a) Yuan Dynasty (i) Japan
(b) Bugaku (ii) India
(c) Revolving stage (iii) China
(d) Ranga Shirsa (iv) Kabuki
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(D) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
Ans: C
57. Assertion (A): There is an alternative tradition of Modern Indian Theatre inspired by western concepts and practices.
Reason (R): We have two dominant directorial styles: The Theatre of E. Alkazi which is predominantly western and modernist and that of B. V. Karanth a kind of Neo-Folk Theatre.
Codes:
(A) (A) is false, (R) is true.
(B) (R) is false, (A) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: C
58. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) E. Alkazi, Ratan Thiyam, B. M. Shah, B. V. Karanth
(B) B. V. Karanth, B. M. Shah, E. Alkazi, Ratan Thiyam
(C) B. M. Shah, B. V. Karanth, Ratan Thiyam, E. Alkazi
(D) E. Alkazi, B. V. Karanth, B. M. Shah, Ratan Thiyam
Ans: D
59. Pick the odd pair out.
(A) Ram Gopal Bajaj – AndhaYug
(B) B. V. Karanth – Barnam Van
(C) M. K. Raina – Pancholi Shapatham
(D) Amal Allana – Maha Bhoj
Ans: C
60. Habib Tanvir’s ‘Jin Lahore Nahi Dekhya VO Janmai Nahin’ was written by the famous urdu play wright
(A) Agha ashra Kashmiri
(B) Asghar Vazahat
(C) Narayan Prasad Betab
(D) Vinayak Prasad Talib
Ans: B
61. Match the item in List – I with items in List – II.
List – I List – II
(a) Gosthi (i) Natyokti
(b) Apvaritaka (ii) Arthopaks.epaka
(c) A kamukha (iii) Purvaraga
(d) Nandi (iv) Upa-Rupaka
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Ans: D
62. Assertion (A): The plot of drama is designated as itivtta by Bharatamuni.
Reason (R): The plot of drama has to be conceived, designed and presented as to seem that it has really happened.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) (R) is true, (A) is false.
Ans: B
63. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Garbha, Vimarsa, Nirvahan.a, Pratimukha, Mukha
(B) Pratimukha, Vimarsa, Mukha, Grabha, Nirvahan.a
(C) Nirvahana, Garbha, Mukha,Vimarsa, Pratimukha
(D) Mukha, Pratimukha, Garbha,Vimarsa, Nirvahan.a
Ans: D
64. The device of ‘Garbhaka’ – an act within an act – is creatively employed in the following Sanskrit play
(A) Abhij. nan Shakuntal
(B) Mrichchha Katika
(C) Uttar Ramcharita
(D) Mudra Rakshas
Ans: C
65. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Ven. isanhar – Bhat Narayana
(B) Ratnavali – Sri Harsha
(C) Dariadra Charudutt – Sudraka
(D) Malti Madhav – Bhavbhuti
Ans: C
66. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II.
List – I List – II
(a) Standing units (i) Fencing, well
(b) Hanging units (ii) Wings, Flats, Doors and Windows
(c) Built-in units (iii) Curtains and Borders
(d) Ground row units (iv) Platforms, Steps, Ramps
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(B) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
Ans: C
67. Assertion (A): The pantomimic dramatization is one of the five fundamentals of play directing which includes the complete visual performance of a play.
Reason (R): It does not include the use of other fundamentals viz. composition, picturization, movement and rhythm.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, (R) is true.
Ans: C
68. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Line, Colour, Form, Texture
(B) Colour, Form, Texture, Line
(C) Form, Texture, Line, Colour
(D) Line, Form, Colour, Texture
Ans: D
69. Which theatre has the orchestra pit?
(A) Greek Theatre
(B) Roman Theatre
(C) Proscenium Theatre
(D) Globe Theatre
Ans: C
70. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Cinemoid – Filtering the light
(B) Dimmer – Regulating intensity of light
(C) Lens – Gathers/ Disperses rays of light
(D) Gauze – Strip of lights
Ans: D
71. Match the items in List – I with the items in List – II.
List – I List – II
(a) A Street Car Named Desire (i) Arthur Miller
(b) The Emperor Jones (ii) Tennessee Williams
(c) The American Dream (iii) Edward Albee
(d) A View From the Bridge (iv) Eugene O’Neill
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(B) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(C) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(D) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
Ans: B
72. Assertion (A): Though Kabuki does not depict contemporary life, it enjoys wide popularity in Japan, a country whose whole has undergone a great degree of westernization.
Reason (R): It is now a crystallized form and thus has retained a place in the nation’s pride and affection.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false (R) is true.
Ans: A
73. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Aeschylus, Sophocles, Menandler, Aristophanes, Euripides
(B) Euripides, Aristophanes, Sophocles, Menander, Aeschylus
(C) Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Menander
(D) Menander, Aristophanes, Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides
Ans: C
74. ‘Shite’ is a character in
(A) NOH
(B) KABUKI
(C) BUGAKU
(D) KYOGEN
Ans: A
75. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Marlon – Method Acting Brando
(B) Henry – Acting Irving Shakespeare
(C) Adolphe – Acting in Appia Wagner’s Plays
(D) Dario Fo – Italian Actor
Ans: C
76. Match the following:
List – I List – II
a. Jean Anouilh i. The Playboy of the Western World
b. Gerhart Hauptmann ii. Blood Wedding
c. John M. Synge iii. Antigone
d. Garcia Lorca iv. The Weavers
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv i ii iii
Ans: C
77. Assertion (A): Moliere’s text breathed new life into the traditional situations of French farce and the stock masks and devices of the Italian Commedia.
Reason (R): Moliere’s aim was to produce a satiric commentary on the society of his time and a penetrating exploration of eternal human foibles.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is false (R) is true.
(C) (A) is true (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Ans: B
78. Give the correct sequence of the following isms:
(A) Realism, Expressionism, Classicism, Romanticism, Surrealism
(B) Classicism, Romanticism, Realism, Expressionism, Surrealism
(C) Surrealism, Realism, Romanticism, Classicism, Expressionism
(D) Expressionism, Realism, Surrealism, Classicism, Romanticism
Ans: B
79. Pick the odd one out:
(A) Expressionism – Eugene O’Neil
(B) Absurd Drama– Harold Pinter
(C) Epic Drama – Bertolt Brecht
(D) Realism – Luigi Pirandello
Ans: D
30. ‘Wayang’ is a generic name for the most theatre performance in
(A) China
(B) Japan
(C) Bhutan
(D) Indonesia
Ans: D
81. Match the items in List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Dr. Sriram Lagoo i. Nana Fadnabish
b. K.K. Raina ii. Azdak
c. Dr. Mohan Aghasi iii. Natsamrat
d. Dwarka Prasad iv. Macbeth
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) ii i iv iii
Ans: C
82. Assertion (A): Jaishankar Sundari is known for performing female characters in the plays.
Reason (R): Jai Shankar Sundari has performed only female characters in his life time.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(D) (A) is true and (R) is false.
Ans: D
83. Arrange the colours in correct order as per the colour-wheel:
(A) Vermillion, Red, Yellow, Orange
(B) Red, Yellow, Orange, Vermillion
(C) Orange, Yellow, Red, Vermillion
(D) Red, Vermillion, Orange, Yellow
Ans: D
84. Pick the odd one out
(A) Hirma ki Amar Kahani
(B) Agra Bazar
(C) Charan Das Chor
(D) Raja
Ans: D
85. The last production of B.V. Karnath is
(A) Chandragupta
(B) Varnam Van
(C) Satta Ka Khel
(D) Avimarakam
Ans: D
86. Match the List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Gordon Craig i. Berliner Ensemble
b. The Comedy of Errors ii. Shakespeare
c. Brecht iii. Marrionate
d. Emotion Memory iv. Stanislavasky
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) i iv iii ii
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: A
87. Assertion (A): During the war years, Brecht became a prominent writer of the Exilliteratur.
Reason (R): He expressed his opposition to the National Socialist and Fascist Movements in his plays.
Codes:
(A) (A) is true, (R) is true.
(B) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, (R) is true.
(D) (A) is false, (R) is false.
Ans: A
88. Which is the correct sequence?
(A) Prithvi Theatres, NSD Repertory, Naya Theatre, Jana Natya Mancha
(B) NSD Repertory, Naya Theatre, Jana Natya Mancha, Prithvi Theatres,
(C) Naya Theatre, Prithvi Theatres, NSD Repertory, Jana Natya Mancha
(D) Prithvi Theatres, Naya Theatre, NSD Repertory, Jana Natya Mancha
Ans: D
89. Pick the odd one out:
(A) Audience control
(B) Action
(C) Imagination
(D) Concentration of Attention
Ans: A
90. Brecht completed this second major play, ‘Drums in the Night’ in the year
(A) 1919
(B) 1920
(C) 1921
(D) 1922
Ans: A
91. Match the items in List – I with items in List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Kannappa Thambiran i. Kudiyattam
b. Habib Tanvir ii. Yakshagana
c. Ammanur Madhavachakyar iii. Charan Das Chor
d. Shiv Ram Karanth iv. Therukkoothu
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iii iv
(B) iv iii i ii
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) i ii iv iii
Ans: B
92. Assertion (A): Most of the celebrated theatre actors of the recent period have disappeared in to the films.
Reason (R): Theatre had ceased to be their natural habit. Performing in front of the live audience, getting their response, gives them complete satisfaction.
Codes:
(A) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(B) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(C) (A) is true and (R) is also true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: B
93. Put them in correct order according to their period
(A) Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes
(B) Aristophanes, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides
(C) Euripides, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Aristophanes
(D) Sophocles, Aristophanes Euripides, Aeschylus
Ans: A
94. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Chandrashekar Kambar – Jokumara Swang
(B) Vijay Tendulkar – Ghasiram Kotwal
(C) Habib Tanvir – Agra Bazar
(D) Mohan Rakesh – Nagamandala
Ans: D
95. Identify the artist who is popularly known for singing live on stage
(A) Mohan Gokhle
(B) Surekha Shikri
(C) Nasiruddin Shah
(D) Uttara Baokar
Ans: D
96. Pick the odd one out:
(A) Elmer Rice – The Adding Machine
(B) Christopher Fry – The Dark is Light Enough
(C) Chekhov Anton – The Inspector General
(D) Anderson Maxwell– Both Your Houses
Ans: C
97. Match the List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Badal Sarkar i. Bartolt Brecht
b. Adolphe Appia ii. Arena stage
c. Caspar Neher iii. Theatre and its double
d. Antonin Artaud iv. Eurhythmic space
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) i ii iv iii
Ans: B
98. The ‘Third Theatre’ Idiom was introduced by
(A) Augusto Boal
(B) Badal Sarkar
(C) Habib Tanvir
(D) Peter Brooke
Ans: B
99. Pick the odd one out:
(A) K.N. Panikkar
(B) Jabbar Patel
(C) E. Alkazi
(D) Habib Tanvir
Ans: C
100. Hand props, costumes and make up replace the stage settings of
(A) Beijing Opera
(B) Therukkoothu
(C) Kenndyan Dance
(D) Tamasha
Ans: A