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2013 STUDY OF MEDIA SCENE IN INDIA : PRINT & CINEMA Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70
The figures in the margin indicate full marks. Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
GROUP – A ( Multiple Choice Type Questions )
1. Choose the correct alternatives for the following : 10 × 1 = 10 i) The first printing press of India was started in a) Goa b) Calcutta c) Chennai d) Mumbai. ii) Which of the following papers played a major role in Indigo revolt ? a) Jugantar b) Satyajug c) Hindoo Patriot d) Amrit a Bazar Patrika.
iii) Kesari and Maratha were published by
a) Bipin Chandra Pal
b) Surendra Nath Banerjee
c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d) None of them.
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iv) First International Film Festival in India was held in the year a) 1948 b) 1952 c) 1965 d) 1978. v) Manthan (The Churning) (1976) is a film on rural empowerment and is set against the backdrop of Gujarat’s fledgling dairy industry which is directed by a) Shyam Benegal b) Bimal Roy c) Ritwik Ghatak d) Gobind Nihalni. vi) Satyajit Ray’s documentary “Inner Eye” was made on the life of Kala Bhawan teacher a) Nandalal Bose b) Ramkinkar Baize c) Benod Behari Mukhopadhyay d) none of them. vii) Which was the first Indian film to have song ? a) Ana b) Jhanak Jhanak Payel Baje c) Alam Ara d) Kisan Kanya. viii) Hero of Mrinal Sen’s award winning film ‘Bhuwan Som’ was a) Soumitra Chattopadhyay b) Uttam Kumar c) Utpal Dutta d) Paran Bandopadhyay.
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ix) The location shooting of Satyajit Ray’s epoch-making ‘Pather Panchali’ was made in the village of
a) Baruipur b) Bishnupur
c) Boral d) Bainchee.
x) ‘Meghe Dhaka Tara’ was adopted from novel by
a) Shaktipada Rajguru
c) Sunil Ganguly
d) Shankar.
GROUP – B
( Short Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following. 3 × 5 = 15
2. Write an essay on contribution of Bimal Roy in Indian cinema.
3. ‘Bicycle Thieves’ (1950) confirms Ray’s belief in realistic cinema. Briefly discuss.
4. Who was John Adam ? How his policy affected Indian Press ?
5. Write a short note on the Golden Age of Indian cinema.
6. Write a short note on Phalke’s mythological films.
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GROUP – C
( Long Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following. 3 × 15 = 45
7. Write a note on Calcutta trilogy of Mrinal Sen.
8. Write an essay on the contribution of Shyam Benegal in Indian cinema.
9. Write a detailed note on Parallel Cinema. Write a brief note on the contribution of Ritwik Ghatak in Parallel Cinema.
10. Indian films have now turned global. Do you agree ? Justify.
11. What role did Gandhiji’s “Young India” and “Harijan” play in the nationalist movement ? How did it affect the middle class ?
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