PU M P A Master of Performing Arts Theatre Arts
1 of 100 180 PU_2015_354 Posting the right person at the right place is called______. Recruitment
Deployment
Induction
Coaching
2 of 100 166 PU_2015_354 Ms. Vijaya Mehta has earned distinction in which of the field?
Film Direction
Classical Dance
Theatre
Journalism
3 of 100 137 PU_2015_354 Koodiyattam is a:-
Festival of Andhra Pradesh
Traditional dance of Kerala
Dress prepare in Goa None of the above
4 of 100 142 PU_2015_354 How many Acts are in William Shakespeare’s plays?
Three
Six Four
Five
5 of 100 196 PU_2015_354 Durand Cup is associated with? Table Tennis
Swimming
Football
Hockey
6 of 100 203 PU_2015_354 Who was first President of United States?
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt George Washington John Adams
7 of 100 161 PU_2015_354 Masks Wearing as one of the ritual offering by the devotees in the occasion of Dasserra Festival at:-
Kurangani Muthumalaiamman Temple of Tamil Nadu Saamundeeswari Temple of Mysore
Trowpadhi Temples of Tamil Nadu
Kulasekaranpattinam Mutharamman Temple of Tamil Nadu
8 of 100 191 PU_2015_354 [‘Mālavikāgnimitram’, a play was written by:-
Asvaghosa
Kalidasa
Bhasa
Sudraka
9 of 100 210 PU_2015_354 Which of the following were the first two states in India which established Panchayati Raj in 1956?
Rajasthan and Maharashtra
Rajasthan and Odisha
Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh
Rajasthan and Punjab
10 of 100 198 PU_2015_354 Forest Research Institute of India is located in:-
Rishikesh
Ghaziabad
Dehradun Delhi
11 of 100 138 PU_2015_354 The last Mahakumbh of the 20th Century was held at:-
Nasik Allahabad
Ujjain
Haridwar
12 of 100 204 PU_2015_354 Normal Human blood pressure is:-
120/80 120/70 130/70
110/110
13 of 100 140 PU_2015_354 The sacred book of the Parsis is called:- Bible
Zend Avesta
Gita
Torah
14 of 100 141 PU_2015_354 How many plays did William Shakespeare write?
10
15
24
37
15 of 100 212 PU_2015_354 Which among the following political party of India has an election symbol almost close to the election symbol of Republican Party of USA?
Janta Dal (United)
Telugudesam Party
Bahujan Samaj party Samajwadi party
16 of 100 110 PU_2015_354 In which year National Anthem was first sung?
1913 1912
1911
1914
17 of 100 150 PU_2015_354 With which one of the following movements is the slogan "Do or die" associated?
Quit India Movement
Civil Disobedience Movement
Non-Cooperation Movement
Swadeshi Movement
18 of 100 108 PU_2015_354 World Dance Day celebrated on:-
June 17th
September 5th
April 29th
January 16th
19 of 100 131 PU_2015_354 Kathakali is a folk dance prevalent in which state?
Orrisa
Kerala Manipur
Karnataka
20 of 100 211 PU_2015_354 Which among the following is / are parts of Nagar panchayat?
1. Notified Area Committee 2. Town Area Committee 3. District Planning Committee
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:-
Only 1 & 3
Only 1 & 2
Only 2 & 3
1, 2 & 3
21 of 100 206 PU_2015_354 ______is classical dance form of Uttar Pradesh.
Kathakali
Mohiniattam Kuchipudi
Kathak
22 of 100 107 PU_2015_354 World Theatre Day observed on?
March 27th March 26th
January 24th
February 26th
23 of 100 173 PU_2015_354 National Archives is located at?
Bombay
New Delhi
Dehradun
Calcutta
24 of 100 174 PU_2015_354 World Literacy Day is observed on:-
Sep 5
Oct 24 Sep 8
Aug 6
25 of 100 143 PU_2015_354 Who is the Shrew in the play The Taming of the Shrew?
Matilda Bianca
Katherine
Cleopatra
26 of 100 213 PU_2015_354 What is the other word for audition?
Demo
Trial
Hearing
Casting call
27 of 100 214 PU_2015_354 What is drama without dialogue called?
Play
One Act Play
Mime
Skit
28 of 100 167 PU_2015_354 Dr. M. S. Swaminathan has distinguished himself in which of the following fields?
Chemistry
Agriculture Medicine Astrophysics
29 of 100 106 PU_2015_354 Teacher’s Day celebrated on:-
June 17th
January 16th October 17th
September 5th
30 of 100 111 PU_2015_354 Madhubani painting is famous in which of the following state?
Kerala Bihar
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
31 of 100 109 PU_2015_354 Which Indian Academy is promoting dance, drama and music?
Sangeet Natak Academy
Lalit Kala Academy
Sahitya Academy
National School of Drama
32 of 100 135 PU_2015_354 The dance encouraged and performed from the temple of Tanjore was:-
Bharatnatyam
Odissi
Mohiniattam
Kathakali
33 of 100 205 PU_2015_354 Human Rights Day is celebrated annually all over the world on which of the following dates?
11th December
9th December 8th December
10th December
34 of 100 160 PU_2015_354 Who among the following invented Zero?
Aryabhatta Varahamihira Tamilan Bhaskara I
35 of 100 136 PU_2015_354 The headquarters of the Sahitya Akademi is at:-
New Delhi Mumbai
Chennai
Kolkata
36 of 100 171 PU_2015_354 Who is the author of the book 'My Experiments with Truth'?
Jarnes Morris
Michael Anderson
Winston Churchill
Mahatma Gandhi
37 of 100 193 PU_2015_354 Which range does Indus river originates from?
South easter part of Kashmir
Rotang pass Himalayas
Northern slopes of Kailash Range
North eastern part of Kashmir
38 of 100 172 PU_2015_354 A Play, ‘Nagamandala’ was written by:-
K.A. Gunasekaran
Vijay Tendulkar
S. Ramanujam Girish Karnat
39 of 100 165 PU_2015_354 The 'Cannes Award' is given for excellence in which field?
Literature Journalism
Films
Economics
40 of 100 195 PU_2015_354 When was Quit India Movement or the August Movement Launched?
1941 1942 1944
1943
41 of 100 169 PU_2015_354 A Play 'Mirchchhakatika' was written by:- Shudraka
Kalhana
Vikramaditya
Kalidasa
42 of 100 133 PU_2015_354 Natya Shastra the main source of India classical dances was written by:-
Tandu Muni
Abhinav Gupt
Bharat Muni
Narad Muni
43 of 100 113 PU_2015_354 The famous song ‘Saare Jaha se Achha’ is composed by______.
Ravindra Nath Tagore
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya
Mohammad Iqbal None of the above
44 of 100 114 PU_2015_354 Boat race is part of which of the following festival?
Navratri
Onam Pongal
Bihu
45 of 100 163 PU_2015_354 Saraswathi Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to:- Education
Fine Arts
Literature
Classical Music
46 of 100 215 PU_2015_354 What is a duologue?
Soliloquy
A dialogue with only one person
A duologue is a conversation or dialogue between 2 people.
It’s like a monologue
47 of 100 132 PU_2015_354 The national song of India was composed by:-
Bankim Chandra Chatterji
Rabindranath Tagore Jai shankar prasad
Iqubal
48 of 100 105 PU_2015_354 World AIDS Day observed on?
October 30th September 12th
December 1st
November 1st
49 of 100 164 PU_2015_354 Who among the following is the recipient of the first Dayawati Modi Award for art, culture and education?
Amitabh Bachchan
Dharmavir Bharti
B. V. Karanth
Ashok Vajpeyi
50 of 100 190 PU_2015_354 Mr.______Playwright cum Theatre Director had been nominated as a member of the Upper House of Indian Parliament, the Rajya Sabha (1972–1978)
Habib Tanvir
Badal Sircar
Darmavir Bharathi B V Karanth
51 of 100 162 PU_2015_354 Name the author of the drama, ‘Oedipus Rex’?
Sophocles Samuvel Beckett Shakespeare Aristophanes
52 of 100 134 PU_2015_354 The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is:-
3 : 4 3 : 5
2 : 3
2: 4
53 of 100 197 PU_2015_354 Duncan Passage separates:-
South andaman and little Andaman
Andaman and Nicobar
North and South Andaman
Rutland Island and Little Andaman
54 of 100 130 PU_2015_354 NSD is an Institution for teaching______.
Drama
Dance
Performing Arts
Painting
55 of 100 192 PU_2015_354 Who is the founder of Wikipedia?
Byron Looper
Jimmy Wales
Rickard Eriksson Peer Schneider
56 of 100 194 PU_2015_354 Who was the Chairman of the Constitution Drafting committee and Architect of Indian constitution?
Rajendra Prasad Jawahar Lal Nehru
Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkar
C. Rajagopalachar
57 of 100 112 PU_2015_354 The word ‘Sathyameva Jayate’ is taken from______.
Mundaka Upanishad Sam Veda Atharva Veda
Yajur Veda
58 of 100 168 PU_2015_354 Who wrote the book 'War and Peace'? Leo Tolstoy
Charles Dickens
Mahatma Gandhi
Kipling
59 of 100 170 PU_2015_354 The film 'Salaam Bombay' was directed by:-
Aparna Sen
Shyam Benegal
Mrinal Sen
Mira Nair
60 of 100 207 PU_2015_354 Sattriya is a classical dance form of which State?
Andhra Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Assam Manipur
61 of 100 252 PU_2015_354 Clowder is a group of:-
Teddies
Wolfs Dogs
Cats
62 of 100 240 PU_2015_354 What is the medieval unit of measuring wine? Pinch
Spinter
Butt
Pint
63 of 100 236 PU_2015_354 Which song of Michael Jackson is related to Black Americans?
Keep it in the closet
They don’t care about us
Beat it
Heal the world
64 of 100 220 PU_2015_354 First Indian talkie film “Alam Ara” is directed by?
Grish garnad
Sathyajitrey Ardeshi Irani
Mirnal Sen
65 of 100 230 PU_2015_354 Who is called as ‘The father of Modern Italy’?
Plato Hammurabi
Rousseau
Garibaldi
66 of 100 256 PU_2015_354 How many US Presidents have been assassinated?
2
3
5
4
67 of 100 237 PU_2015_354 Pick out the novel written by Jane Austen?
Peril at the End House
Pride and Prejudice
Frankenstein
Alice in wonderland
68 of 100 235 PU_2015_354 Which king was known as ‘Dakshinapateshwara’?
Pulikesill
Chandragupta ll
Harsh l Binbisara l
69 of 100 257 PU_2015_354 Tajikistan is in:-
Central Asia North Europe
East Africa
South east Asia
70 of 100 253 PU_2015_354 What is the destination of the Titanic?
Los Angeles
Chicago
Hamilton
New York
71 of 100 222 PU_2015_354 Who is called the “Father of Indian Cinema”?
Dada Saheb Phalke
John Abraham
Shivaji Ganesan
Sathyajitrey
72 of 100 224 PU_2015_354 First Silent Feature Film of India?
Alam Ara
Jesus
Raja Harichandra Pundalik
73 of 100 254 PU_2015_354 Which city is known as the modern Babylon?
London Toronto
Dublin
Jerusalem
74 of 100 221 PU_2015_354 The first 3D Film of India?
Annai Boomi My Dear Kuttichathan Chotta Boy
Jai Vadhalam
75 of 100 238 PU_2015_354 Which of the following authors used to take his food under the Eiffel Tower as it was the only place in Paris from where he could not see it?
Jules Verne
Guy de Maupassant
James Harriet
Roberta Vinci
76 of 100 251 PU_2015_354 Who is the author of Ladies Coupe?
Amrita Devi
Indira Gandhi
Arundhati Roy
Amartya Sen
77 of 100 250 PU_2015_354 Who is called as the big O?
Othello
Otto Hahn
Oysters Oprah Winfrey
78 of 100 255 PU_2015_354 What does Buddha mean?
The illuminated one The enlightened one
Divine light
The wise man
79 of 100 234 PU_2015_354 Triskaidekophobia is the fear of what?
Number 3
Number 13
Number 33
Number 30
80 of 100 239 PU_2015_354 The first Indian film was made for a duration of:-
8 minutes
12 minutes
10 minutes
14 minutes
81 of 100 272 PU_2015_354 A filibeg is a type of which garment?
Skirt
Saree Frock
Kilt
82 of 100 264 PU_2015_354 Akhyana is a theatre form of:-
Gujarat Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
83 of 100 276 PU_2015_354 Which VEDA literature is the first one?
Rig
Sama
Yajur
Atharvana
84 of 100 293 PU_2015_354 Andre Antoine is known as the father of:-
Realism
Symbolism
Expressionism
Naturalism
85 of 100 292 PU_2015_354 The Modern theatre history starts with:-
Absurd Realism Expressionism Symbolism
86 of 100 288 PU_2015_354 Professional Theatre “Surabi” belongs to______.
Karnataka Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
87 of 100 266 PU_2015_354 Koothu is the theatre form of:-
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Madhya Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
88 of 100 283 PU_2015_354 Kathakali is a performing Art form belongs to______.
Kerala
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
West Bengal
89 of 100 267 PU_2015_354 The Capital of Bhutan is:-
Budapest
Thimpu
Colombo Dublin
90 of 100 286 PU_2015_354 Very ancient form of world theatre:-
Globe Theatre Raman Theatre
Biblical Theatre
Greek Theatre
91 of 100 287 PU_2015_354 “All the world is a Stage” – Who said this?
Shakespeare Ibsen Stavislavski
Meyer Hold
92 of 100 263 PU_2015_354 What is the name of the only girl among the Kauravas? Kausalya
Kaurava
Urmila
Duchala
93 of 100 294 PU_2015_354 “Theatre India” is a National and International Magazine run by:-
IFA
NSD
NSD RRC
NCPA
94 of 100 273 PU_2015_354 Where should you wear a Mukluk?
Arms
Head
Feet Wrist
95 of 100 279 PU_2015_354 Pammal Sammantham Mudhaliyar wrote famous “Burlesque” play is:-
Sarangathara
Hamlet King Lear
Chandra Hari
96 of 100 278 PU_2015_354 Mime in theatre is:- Showing gestures without sound
Creative acting without Voice
Stylised movement
Dumb show voice
97 of 100 284 PU_2015_354 Theatre Arts demands the Skill of______.
Team work
Pair work
Escapism
Individual
98 of 100 274 PU_2015_354 Which temple has vimana of a single stone?
Big Temple
Golden Temple Sun Temple
Lotus Temple
99 of 100 296 PU_2015_354 “Tenali Ramakrishna” was a court poet of:-
Krishna Devarayar Vikramathithan
Pulakesi – I
Narasimha Pallava
100 of 100 268 PU_2015_354 Who is the first Prime Minister of India?
Prasad
Nehru
Gandhi Abdul Kalama Azad