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ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS _ 2019

M.P.A. TIMATRE ARTS

Duration: 2 hours Max. Marks:50

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2. Each question carries one mark and there is Negative markins of 0.33 for each wrong
answer.

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Enhance Examinations-20 1 9

M.P.A. Theatre Arts

Duration: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 50

1. The author of Tamil epic 'Silappatikaram" is

A) Masti Venkatesha Iyengar B) Subrahmaniam Bharathi

C) Ilango Adikal D) Perumal Murugan
2. who trarclated Abhijftdnaidkuntalam into English for the first time published in l79l?
A) Sir William Jones B) C.P. Brown
C) Thomas Munro D) Sir Arthur Cotton
3. The theatre company which consists of members of one family, which
is running for
nearly 150 years is
A) Dilshad Nautanki B) Surabhi Company
C) Kohinbor Theatre D) Gubbi Veeranna Company
4. Kathak Dance traditionally uses this as the primary percussion instrument
A) Mridangam B) ICrol
C) Tabla D) Chanda
5. .What is a Cyclorama in theatre?

A) The Music Pit B) Circular platform

C) Lighting Booth D) White backdrop to the stage
6. Padmshree Tijan Bai is famous for which folk musical nanative
form?

A) Pandvani B) Bharthari
C) Chandaini D) Alha
7. 'Darpana Academy' of performing Arts was founded bv

A) Smt. Mrinalini Sarabhai B) protima Bedi

C) Samyuha Panigrahi D) Chandraleka

8. Which of the following plays of Bhasa deals with a story from Ramayana?
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A) Oorubhangam B) Madhyama Vyayogam
C) Pratima Natakam D) Pancha Ratram
9' which is the sanskit political drama that has the character
of chanakva?

A) Mrichchakatikam B) Mudrarakshasam
C) Naganandam D) Dootavakyam
10. Abhinavabharati is a Sanskrit heatise written by_
A) Nandikeswara B) Abhinavagupta
C) Dhananjaya D) Vishnuvardhana
11. Touryatrika is the confluence of
A) Three styles of Music B) Three styles of Dances
C) Song, Dance and Percussion Instruments D) Three forms of
Drama

12. According to Aristotle's poetics, Catharsrs is achieved through

A) Philosophical understanding B) Pity and Fear

C) Knowing the story D) Critical thinking
13. According to Natyasastra's definition of vrra is,the prqvritti
oftoday,s punjab region
would prefer
A) Saatvati vritti B) Kaisiki vrttti
C) Arabhati witti D) Bharati vritti
' 1 4. Naya Theatre is the Theatre company
founded by... ......... .

A) Om Shivpuri B) M K Raina
C) Habib Tanvir D) Arvind Gaur
15. "Ascharyachoodamani', is a play written by

A) Kandukuri Veereshalingham B) Shakthibhadra

C) Gurujada Apparao D) Indira Parthasarathi
16' The author ofthe book 'when the Body Becomes At Eyes: paradigns, Discourses and
Practices of Power in Kalarippayattu, a South
Indian Martial Art,

A) Joseph Chaikin B) Eugeneo Barba

C) Phillip Zarrilli D) Vakhtangov
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l7' The lost form of urdu story-telling performance that is revived in 21st century is

A) Mushaira B) Caravaan
C) Afsana D) Dastaangoi
18'
,,, , , is a veteran dancer and actress. she worked with
Alkazi and even
uday Shankar, Ebrahim
Mani Ratnam. She passed away in 20l4,at the age of 102.

A) Zohra Sehgal B) Sheila Bhatia

C) Begum Qudsia Zaidi D) Meena Kumari
19. Sanjukta Panigrahi is an exponent of dance,
A) Kathak B) Bhatata Natyam
C) Odissi D) Lavni
20. 'Noh' is a theatrical form of
A) Japan B) China

C) India D) Korea

21. "Dashavathar" the traditional folk form, belongs

to the state of...

A) Goa B) Maharashtra

C) Andhra Pradesh D) Kerala

22. Who is the author of the book, ,.The empty space,,?

A) Robert Wilson B) Peter Brook

C) Eugenio Barba D) John Clark
23' shakespeare's plays King Lear and Macbeth were
adapted as Japanese films Ran (chaos)
and Kumonosu-jd (known as Throne of Blood)
by the director
A) Yasujiro Ozu B) Akira Kurosawa
C) Kenji Mizoguchi D) Nagisa Oshima
24' world rheahe Day Message, 201g for the Asia pacific
region was delivered bv

A) Tadashi Suzuki B) Ramgopal Bajaj

C) Min Tanaka D) Darury Yung
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25. The architect, who designed the famous arts space Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal is

A) Larry Baker B) Hafeez Contractor

C) Peter Cook D) Charles Conea

26. Pick the odd one out

A) Koothu Pattaral, Chennai B) Rang Vidushalc, Bhopal

C) Satabdi, Kolkata D) Attakalari, Bengaluru
27 . IVho developed the concept of "Environmental Theatre"?

A) fuchard Shechner B) Peter Brook

C) Augusto Boal D) Michael Chekhov
28. The traditional puppet theatre form ofJapan is

A) Sugaku B) Kabuki
C) Sarugaku D) Bunraku
29. What is the full form of "TIE"
A) Transformation in Education B) Theatre in Enjoyment
C) Theatre in Education D) Theatre is Exfia
30. Who is the author of the play Death of a Salesman

A) Harold Pinter B) David Mamet

C) Arthur Miller D) Ibsen

31 . The book Theatre and the l|/orld is written bv

Balme
A) Christopher B) Vasudha Dalmia

C) Rustom Bharucha D) Steve Wilmer

32. The proponent of 'Forum Theatre' is

A) BertoldBrecht B) Eugino Barba

C) Augusto Boal D) Joseph Chaikin

33. The Marathi theatre legend, known for leading female roles in musicals like Saubhadra

was

A) Balagandharva B) Sthanam Narasimha Rao

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C) Rebala Ramana D) Buna Subramanya Sastri

34. Who has written the book To the Actor?

A) Micheal Chekov B) Sranislavski

C) Marlin Brando D) Charles Mc Gaw

35. The Sanskrit play "Uttara Rama Charita" was written by

Harsha
A) Sri B) Kalidasa
C) Bhavabhuthi D) Visakhadana
36. The novel God of Small Thtngs is written by

Roy
A) Arundhati B) Vikram Seth
B) Chetan Bhagath D; Amitav Ghosh
37 . Alienation is the prime principle of

A) Tragedy B) Epic Theatre

C) Aristotle's Poetics C) None above
38. The idea of Magical Centre is associated with

A) Stanislavsky B) Meyorhold
C) Michel Chekov D) Bharatha
39. Who wrote the patriotic song 'Saare Jahan Se Achcha'?

A) Rabindranath Tagore B) Sahir Ludhianvi

C) Mohammad Iqbal D) Gulzar
40. The traditional puppet theatre form of Japan is

A) Sugaku B) Kabuki
C) Sarugaku D) Bunraku
41. National song Vandemataran is taken from the Bengali novel

A) Kapalakundala B) Anandamath
C) Bishawiksha D) Deshabhimani
42. Pick the odd one out

A) Teyyam B) Oyilattam
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C) Bayalatta D) Kathakali
43' Pagla Ghoda (Mad Horse), Baki ltihas (Remaining
History) wrd Hattamarar oparey
(Beyond the Land of Hattamala) are plays in Bengali,
written by
A) Mahasweta Devi B) Badal Sircar
C) Manoj Mitra D) Bijon Bhartacharya
44. Who is the author of the book, ,,The Floating Islands,,?

A) Robert Wilson B) Peter Brook

C) Eugenio Barba D) John Clark
45. What is 'Nepathya" gruha

A) Green room B) Black box

C)Stage D) Curtain
46. Henrik Ibsen belongs to

A) Denmark B) England
C) Norway C) Sweden
47. The book Theatre ond it's Double is wrifienby

A) Materlink B) Adolph Appia

C) Peter Brook D) Antonin Artaud
48. Who coined the term .Poor Theatre'

A) Ieny Grotowsky B) Meyerhold

C) Robert Wilson D) Judith Malina
49. The experimental theatre company Wooster Group is located
in

A) United Kingdom B) Germany

C) United States of America D) Japan
50. Theatre du soleil is known for

A) Contemporary Dance B) Circus

C) Intercultural Performance D) None Above
 University of Hyderabad

Entrance Examinations - 2019

School/Depa(ment/centre TS.N.SCHOOLOfARTS&COMMUNICATION/THEATREARTS

CoUIse/SUbJect : M.P.A/ TH€AIXE ARTS

Q.No. Q.No. q.No. Q.No.

1 c 16 D 51 16

2 27 \2 71

3 I D 53 18

4 c 29 c 54 19

5 o 30 c 55 80

6 31 c s6 81

32 c s7 a2

8 c 33 58 83

9 B f4 59 84

10 B c 50

11 c 36 51 a5

12 a 3l I 62 a1

13 c 38 c 53 88

14 a 39 c 64 89

a 40 D 65 90

16 c 4t B 66 91

1.7 D 42 D 67 92

18 43 B 68 93

19 c c 69 94

20 45 10 95

21 46 c 77 96

)) B 47 D 72 97

23 I 48 77 q8

24 B 49 c 74 99

)5 o s0 c 15 100

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