1 Sample question paper on cinema prepared by : Naresh Sharma: Director. CRAFT Film School.Delhi.www.craftfilmschool.com: [email protected]
Disclaimer about this sample paper ( 50+28 Objective questions ) by Naresh Sharma:
1. This is to clarify that I, Naresh Sharma, neither was nor is a part of any advisory body to FTII or SRFTI , the authoritative agencies to set up such question paper for JET-2018 entrance exam or any similar entrance exam.
2. As being a graduate of FTII, Pune, 1993, and having 12 years of Industry experience in my quiver as well the 12 years of personal experience of film academics, as being the founder of CRAFT FILM SCHOOL, this sample question-answers format has been prepared to give the aspiring students an idea of variety of questions which can be asked in the entrance test.
3. The sample question paper is mainly focused on cinema, not in exhaustive list but just a suggestive list.
4. As JET - 2018 doesn't have any specific syllabus, so any question related to General Knowledge/Current Affair can be asked.
5. Since Cinema has been an amalgamation of varied art forms, Entrance Test intends to check as follows; a) Information; and b) Analysis level of students.
6. This sample is targeted towards objective question-answers, which can form part of 20 marks. One need to jot down similar questions connected with Literature/ Panting Music/ Dance / Photography/ Fine arts etc.
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2 Sample question paper on cinema prepared by : Naresh Sharma: Director. CRAFT Film School.Delhi.www.craftfilmschool.com: [email protected]
1) . CILECT is the international organizations of A)Producers B) Directors C)Cinematographers D) None of the above.
2.) FIPRESCI- is the international organizations of A)Producers B)Directors C)Broadcast Equipment manufacturing Association D) None of the above.
3) Which among the followings is TRUE about Leni Riefenstahl A.) She is Oscar winning Director from Germany. B.) She directed the films called "Triumph of the Will ". C.) She directed the feature film “Run lola Run” D.) She was the best Foreign language winner Director for her film.
4) Which Indian painter has the honor of designing the poster for the Cannes Film festival.
A) Subhash Awchat. B) M. F. Husain. C) S. H. Raza. D) none of the above.
5) Who is the current chairman of the PSBT A) MRINAL SEN B) ADOOR GOPALAKRISHNAN C) SHYAM BENEGAL D) BUDHADEB DASGUPTA.
6) Who among the followings was never the chairman of the psbt A) MRINAL SEN B) ADOOR GOPALAKRISHNAN C) SHYAM BENEGAL D) BUDHADEB DASGUPTA.
7.) Which among the followings is TRUE about Meera Nair’s documentary films A) She directed black-and-white film entitled “Jama Masjid Street Journal” but not directed “Far from India”. B) She directed “ India Cabaret “ but not directed , “ Children of a Desired Sex” C) She directed The Laughing Club of India . 3 Sample question paper on cinema prepared by : Naresh Sharma: Director. CRAFT Film School.Delhi.www.craftfilmschool.com: [email protected]
D) She did not direct the documentaries “ Far from India” but directed “India Cabaret”.
8.) Resul Pookutty Indian film sound designer, sound editor and mixer won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing for "Slumdog Millionaire" and shared it with A) Richard Pryke and Ian Tapp . B) Christian Colson & François Ivernel C) Paul Ritchi & Tessa Ross D) Simon Hughes & Tom Kemplen
9) Oscars 2018 honors ...... with an Award under Scientific and Engineering Category for the concept, design, engineering and implementation of the Shotover K1 Camera System. A) .Vikas Sathaye . B) Vikas Sivaraman. C) Vikas Bhosale. D) None of the above.
10) Which among the following statements is FALSE . A.) Monsoon Wedding was written by Sabrina Dhawan. B.) Salaam Bombay was written by Sooni Taraporevala. C.) The Namesake was written by only Sooni Taraporevala. D) What's Cooking is directed by Gurinder Chadha.
11) Which among the following statements is FALSE about Sooni Taraporevala, a.) She is co screenplay writer of most of the Meera Nair’s film b) is also professional photographer. c) is also a directed film called ‘ ltittle zizou. d) only one and two are correct
12 . Match the followings well know Sculpture with its Maker 1. David - a.) Michelangelo 2. The Bird Girl. b) Sylvia Shaw Judson 3) The Venus de Milo c) -unknown 4) The Discus Thrower” d) unknown. 5) The Kiss e) Auguste Rodin 6.) The Pieta F) Michelangelo 7) The Thinker g) Auguste Rodin
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13.) Which of the following statement is FALSE about Marco Müller is: a) . He was the Director of Venice international Film Festival b) He was the Director of Locarno International Film Festival. c) . He was the Director of Cannes Film Festival. d) He has also produced films.
14) Coffee table Book on Dadasaheb Phalke produced by NFDC is written by a) .Kamal Swaroop. b) . Shyam Benegal c) . Adoor Gopalakrishnan d) .Mrinal Sen
15. ) Which among the following statements is FALSE about "Karl Baumgartner" a. He has co-produced / distributed some of the films of Mira Nair. b. He has co produced "Dance of the Wind" directed by Rajan Khosa. c He has not co produced " Monsoon shootout " by Amit Kumar. d. He has distributed most of films of Satyajit ray in Germany.
16 ) which among the followings is FALSE about “Farrukh Dhondy”. a) He Commissioned the “Bandit queen" produced by Bobby Bedi. b) Commissioning editor with BBC , “Bandit queen" produced by Bobby Bedi. c) Script writer of the The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey. d) He is co -Script writer of the Kisna: The Warrior Poet .
17) Who did the dubbing for the voice of Gandhi in Hindi Version. a) Amin Sayani b) Naseeruddin shah c) Ayesha sayani. d) Pankaj Kapoor
18) Which among the Followings wellknow people ,Federico Fellini Never worked a) Anita Ekberg b) Sofia Loren c) Nino Rota d) .Giulietta Masina.
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19.) Federico Fellini received the “ Oscar for lifetime achievement by the hands of an Italian actress. a. Anita Ekberg b. Sofia Loren c. Nino Rota d.Giulietta Masina.
20.) Who played the lead in “Malèna” 1.Monica Bellucci 2.Claudia Cardinale 3.Gina Lollobrigida 4. none of the above.
21.) Who directed the famous Italian film “Malèna” a.) Giuseppe Tornatore. b) Federico Fellini c) Michelangelo Antonioni d) Luchino Visconti
22) Italian actress “Sophia Loren “ won the oscar for best actress for the film. a) Two Women. b) Marriage Italian-Style c) Yesterday today tomorrow d) She never won the Oscar
23.) Feroz Abbas Khan who directed Famous Musical play "Mughal-E-Azam" also directed the film called. A) Gandhi, My Father. B) Gandhi in south Africa C) . Maine Gandhi ko nahi mara. D) None of the above.
24.) Who among the followings was never director of NSD " National School of Drama". A)Prof. Mohan Maharishi . B)Shri Ratan Thiyam . C)Prof. Kirti Jain . D) M K Raina.
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25.) Who among the followings was first director of NSD " National School of Drama" in 1959. a)Prof. Mohan Maharishi . b)Shri Ratan Thiyam . c) Shri Satu Sen . d) Shri E. Alkazi .
26.) Who among the followings has longest tenure as Director of NSD " National School of Drama". a)Shri Satu Sen – b) Shri E. Alkazi – c)Shri B.V.Karanth – d)Prof. B.M.Shah-
27.) Who among the followings was the founder of BHARAT RANG MAHOTSAV.Theatre festival organized by NSD a) Prof. Ram Gopal Bajaj – b) Prof.Devendra Raj Ankur – c) Dr. Anuradha Kapur d) Shri E. Alkazi –
28.) Who among the followings was the director of NSD " National School of Drama" and later also became the Chairperson of it's Governing Body. a. Shri Anupam Kher b. Mrs. Amal Allana c. Shri Ratan Thiyam d. Mrs. Amal Allana & Shri Ratan Thiyam
29.) IGNCA was founded by art historian:- a) Dr. Pupul Jayakar b) Dr. Rajeev Sethi c) Dr. Arshiya Sethi d ) Dr. Kapila Vatsayan.
30) .Who among the followings Never Received the “Padma Shri” For theatre. a) Sataydev dubey: b) Sanjana Kapoor c) B v karanth b) Raj bisariya
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31.) Ketan Mehta’s Film Holi is based on which Play a) .Mahesh Elkunchwar b) Mahesh Dattani c) . VIjay Tendulkar d ) none of the above
32.) Who among is not Cinematographer tuned Director. A) Bimal Roy B) V Shantaram C) Govind Nihalani D) Shaji N. Karun
33.) who among the followings Internationally known Cinematographer had Conducted Workshop in FTII. a. ) Raoul Coutard b. ) Roger Deakins c. ) Darius Khondji d.) Emmanuel Lubezki
34.) who among the followings is not a FTII gradated Editor a.) Renu saluja b) Sreekar Prasad c) Aseem Sinha d) Monisha R Baldawa
35) in the Italian film " Il Postino" / The Postman- The real life Chilean poet Pablo Neruda Character is played by the actor by a. Philippe Noiret b. Michael Radford c. Alberto Passone d. Massimo Troisi
36) in the Italian film " Il Postino" / The Postman- who played the character of Postman. a. Philippe Noiret b. Michael Radford c. Alberto Passone d. Massimo Troisi
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37.) What is the common factor between Cinema Paradiso and " Il Postino" a .Both are directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. b.Philippe Noiret, acted in both the films. c.Both are Oscar winning film in the category of “ Best Foreign language” d. Both are Based on the novels by the same author.
38.) For which Film Assamese Film Director Jahnu Barua Received "Filmfare for Debut " Director award a.Firingoti b.Papori c.Aparoopa d. Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
39.) Pina Bausch is a famous a.German Choreographer b.German Film maker c.German Author d.None of the above.
40. Which German Director Directed a documentary film on "Pina Bausch" A. Wim Wenders B. Werner Herzog C. Volker Schlöndorff D. None of the above
41. Which among the following statements is FALSE about the director R. Balki who recently directed "Padman".
A. He also directed films " Ki & Ka " and " Shamitabh". B. He also directed “ Paa” and “Cheeni Kum”. C. All the above mentioned films are shot by P. C. Sreeram. D. All the above mentioned films are shot by Santosh Sivan
42. Which among the followings is a film poster design company. a. Weeping Ants. b. Sleeping Ants. c. Wonderful Ants. d. None of the above
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43) "Kali Salwar" directed by Farida Mehta is based on the story of- a) Prem chand b) Mannu Bhandari c Phanishwar Nath 'Renu' d) none of the above
44 ) Who Designed the Sound Track of the feature film "PADMAVAT " a) Subash Sahoo. b) Nakul kamte. c) Debashis Misra. d) Bishwadeep Chatterjee.
45.) Cinémathèque in France was founded by A. Henri Langlois B Henri Cartier-Bresson C. Henri Matisse D. None of the above
46. Which among the following books is not written by Film Critics based Nasreen Muni kabeer a) Zakir Hussain: A Life in Music b) A.R. Rahman the Spirit of Music c) Conversations with Shahrukh Khan d) Guru Dutt: A Life in Cinema
47) Which among the followings films is not Directed by Gurinder Chadha a.Bride & Prejudice b. What's Cooking? c. Bhaji on the Beach) d. The Mistress of Spices
48) Hubert bal Fund is associated with which film Festival. a. International Film Festival Rotterdam a. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin 3. Venice Film Festival 4. Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim
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49. "Days and Nights in the Forest" Directed by Satyajit Ray is based on novel of a. Sunil Gangopadhyay. b. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. c. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee. d. None of the above
50.) Jan Vrijman Fund is associated with a) AIDF b.) IDFA c.) FIDA d.) DIFA
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1 D-Film school association
2 D- FIPRESCI-FILM CRITCS ASSOCIATION
3 B
4 A) Subhash Awchat.
5 B) ADOOR GOPALAKRISHNAN
6 D)BUDHADEB DASGUPTA.
7 C)She directed The Laughing Club of India .
8 A) Richard Pryke and Ian Tapp .
9 A- Vikas Sathaye .
10 C.) Naemmaske was written by only Sooni Taraporevala-
11 d) only one and two are correct
12 1. David - a.) Michelangelo
2. The Bird Girl. b) Sylvia Shaw Judson
3) The Venus de Milo c) -unknown
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4) The Discus Thrower” d) unknown.
5) The Kiss e) Auguste Rodin
6.) The Pieta F) Michelangelo
7) The Thinker g) Auguste Rodin
13 3. He was the Director of Cannes Film Festival.
14 a) .Kamal Swaroop.
15 d. He has distributed most of films of Satyajit ray in Germany. b) Commissioning editor with BBC , “Bandit queen" produced by Bobby 16 Bedi.
17 d. ) Pankaj Kapoor
18 b) Sofia Loren
19 b. Sofia Loren
20 1.Monica Bellucci
21 a.) Giuseppe Tornatore.
22 a) Two Women.
23 A.Gandhi, My Father.
24 D) M K Raina.
25 c) Shri Satu Sen .
26 2)Shri E. Alkazi –
27 a) Prof. Ram Gopal Bajaj –
28 d. Mrs. Amal Allana & Shri Ratan Thiyam
29 d ) Dr. Kapila Vatsayan.
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31 a) .Mahesh Elkunchwar
32 B) V SHANTARAM
33 a. ) Raoul Coutard
34 b) Sreekar Prasad
35 a. Philippe Noiret
36 d. Massimo
37 b.Philippe Noiret, acted in both the films.
38 d . None of the above.
39 a.German Choreographer
40 a. Wim Wenders
41 D. All the above mentioned films are shot by Santosh Sivan
42 d. None of the above
43 d. none of the above
44 c) Debashis Misra.
45 A. Henri Langlois
46 c) Conversations with Shahrukh Khan
47 d. The Mistress of Spices
48 a. International Film Festival Rotterdam
49 a. Sunil Gangopadhyay.
50 b.) IDFA
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MUSIC -RELATED QUESTIONS
Q-1. Who amongst the following is renowned in Hindustani classical music (vocal)? A) Shovana Narayan B) M. S. Subbalakshmi C) Pt. Jasraj D) Hari Prasad Chaurasia
2.For which movie Vishal bhardwaaj didn’t won national award for best music direction A) Ishqia B) DedhIshqiya c) haider d) God mother
3). The theory of classical music is discussed in : A) Samaveda B) Yajurveda C) Rigved D) Atharvaved
4. Who was the composer of the classical composition ‘Moonlight Sonata’? A)Ludwig Van Beethoven B)AntonioLucioVivali C)Arcangelo Corelli D)George Handel.
5. Who is credited with creating the world famous RaagaMiyakiMalhar? A) Amir Khusro B) Tansen C) MeeraBai D) Bhimsen Joshi
6. . The oldest form of composition of Hindustani Vocal Music is: A) Ghazal 14 Sample question paper on cinema prepared by : Naresh Sharma: Director. CRAFT Film School.Delhi.www.craftfilmschool.com: [email protected]
B) Dhrupad C) Thumri D) Qawwali
7. who got most nomination of fimfare award for music direction A) A R rahmaan B) Noushad C) Laxmikant –Pyarelaal D) None of the above
8. Which Artist had equal command over Tabla and Pakhawaj both (A) LaljeeGokhale (B) Ismail Daddukhan (C) PremVallabha (D) RosevelLayal
9. Which percussion instrument is being used for accompaniment with RabindraSangeet? (A) Sarangi (B) Esraj (C) Mandira (D) Sri Khol ----
10. Grammy Award 2013 was conferred on Pt. Ravi Shankar posthumously on his album (A) Twilight (B) If tomorrow comes (C) The living room session part I (D) Shastriya Sangeet ki Vividha Shailiyan
11. The first singer to receive Phalke Award (A) Lata Mangeshkar (B) Bhupen Hazarika (C) Asha Bhonsle (D) Manna Dey
12. Indian Broadcasting Service was renamed in 1936 as 15 Sample question paper on cinema prepared by : Naresh Sharma: Director. CRAFT Film School.Delhi.www.craftfilmschool.com: [email protected]
(A) Akashwani (B) Nabhowani (C) Doorwani (D) All India Radio
13. The first singer to receive Bharat Ratna is (A) M.S. Subbalakshmi (B) Pt. Bhimsen Joshi (C) Smt. LataMangeshkar (D) Pt. Balmurali Krishna
14. What is the full form of ‘AM’ regarding Radio Broadcasting? (A) Amplitude movement (B) Anywhere movement (C) Amplitude matching (D) Amplitude modulation
15.Gharana established by Pt. Ram Sahay (A) Lucknow Gharana (B) Farukhabad Gharana (C) Ajarada Gharana (D) Banaras Gharana
16. Which title was awarded to Gyan Prakash Ghosh (a famous Tabla player)? (A) Padmashree (B) Padma Bhushan (C) Bharat Bhushan (D) Bharat Ratna
17. Name the author of “Universal History of Music” (A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Raja Sorindramohan Tagore (C) Sir William Jones (D) Narayan Menon
18. Name the Gharana which Pt. Bhimsen Joshi represented (A) Patiyala 16 Sample question paper on cinema prepared by : Naresh Sharma: Director. CRAFT Film School.Delhi.www.craftfilmschool.com: [email protected]
(B) Agra (C) Jaipur (D) Kirana
19. IN 2001 who won national award for best music director A) Anumalik B) vishalbhardwaaj C) ismaildarbaar D) None of the above 20. Who is not an artist of Agra Gharana (A) Faiz Khan (B) Bade Gul Ali Khan (C) DeepaliN (D) Dhagge Khuda Baksha
21. Which one of the pair is incorrect A) Shambhu maharaj –kathak B) Utpal dutta -films C) Amir khusaro – sarod D) Bhimsenjoshi – vocal music .
22. in which year ashabhosale won dada sahib phalke award A) 1999 B) 1998 C) 2001 d) None of the above
23. who won filmfare award for best music director in 2017 A) A R rahman B) vishal –shekhar C) pritam D ) None of the above
24. who won film fare award for bestback ground score in 2013 a) Anumalik B) AR rahmaan C) Shankar –ehshaan –loy 17 Sample question paper on cinema prepared by : Naresh Sharma: Director. CRAFT Film School.Delhi.www.craftfilmschool.com: [email protected]
D) None of the above
25.who is the first recipient offilmfare award for music direction A) S D burman B) Hemantkumar C) Shankar jaikishan D) None of the above
26. who is the music director of BaijuBawara A) Noushadali B) Hemantkumar C) C ramachandra D) S D burman
27. Who wins maximum number of filmfare award for best music director A) Laxmikant-pyarelaal B) Pritam C) Noushad D) None of the above
28. who is the music director of MeraNaam Joker A) Shankar jaikishan B)R D burman C) Laxmikant –pyarelaal D) None of the above
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question Answer 1 C) Pt. Jasraj 2 B) Dedh ishqiya 3 A) Samaveda 4 A)Ludwig Van Beethoven 5 B) Tansen
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6 B) Dhrupad 7 (C) Laxmikant -Pyarelaal 8 (C) Prem Vallabha 9 (D) Sri Khol 10 (C) The living room session part 11 (A) Lata Mangeshkar 12 (D) All India Radio 13 (A) M.S. Subbalakshmi 14 (D) Amplitude modulation 15 (D) Banaras Gharana 16 (B) Padma Bhushan 17 (B) Raja Sorindramohan Tagore 18 (D) Kirana 19 (D) None of the above 20 (A) Faiz khan 21 ( c) Amir khusaro -sarod 22 (D) None of the above 23 (C ) Pritam 24 (D) None of the above 25 (D) None of the above 26 (A) Noushad Ali 27 (D) None of the above 28 (A) Shankar jaikishan
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