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*PHD12* SUBJECT CODE NUMBER BOOKLET SERIAL NUMBER 12

Ph.D. Entrance Examination, May 2016 DANCE

Time: 120 Minutes Max. Marks: 100

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. This paper consists of the 100 Multiple Choice Questions. 2. Each question carries ONE mark. 3. Enter your Register Number and other details on the First Page of the Question Paper Booklet. 4. Write the Subject Code Number and shade the corresponding circle in the OMR Sheet. 5. Write the Register Number and shade the corresponding circles in the OMR Sheet. 6. Write the question paper Booklet Serial Number in the OMR Sheet at the appropriate Place. 7. Answer ALL questions in the supplied OMR Response Sheet only. 8. For each question, four answers (a, b, c, d) are given, shade only one answer (a or b or c or d) in the OMR response sheet against each question in Black Ball Point Pen. 9. Shading more than one option will not be considered. 10. There is no Negative Marking. 11. Use of Mobile Phones, Calculators, Mathematical Tables and other Electronic Gadgets are Strictly Prohibited in the Examination Hall. 12. After completion of Answering, return the OMR response sheet to the Room Supervisor/Invigilator before leaving the examination hall. He/she can take their question paper booklet and carbon copy of the OMR Sheet. 13. Do not spoil or fold or make stray marks on the OMR response sheet. P.T.O. PHD – 12 -2- *PHD12*

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1. The dance form mentioned in Malavika Agnimitram a) Chindu b) Chalita c) Rasaka d) Pindibandha

2. Bhavas are in the following chapter in Natyasastra a) 6 b) 7 c) 28 d) 9

3. Yoganga Trividhi is the contribution of a) Kamba B b) Vengubamba c) d) None of the above

4. Sir William Jones translated the following text into English a) Karnamritam b) Krishna Leela Tarangini c) Bhagavatam d) Geeta Govindam

5. Work of Anandavardhana a) Dhvanyaloka b) Tarkasangraha c) Sahitya Darpana d) Bhaja Govinda

6. Miniature painting belongs to a) Deccan b) Uttar Pradesh c) Rajasthan d)

7. Garbha dance is done by a) Men b) Boys and girls c) Women d) Young girls

8. Kaikottukali is performed in a) b) Karnataka c) Maharashtra d) Odissa

9. Goudiya dance form belongs to a) Bihar b) c) West Bengal d) Bhopal PHD – 12 -4- *PHD12*

10. Rudrabhatta considered Vakrokti as a) Figures of speech b) Verb c) None of the above d) Rasa

11. Number of Rasas proposed by a) 9 b) 8 c) 12 d) 3

12. Work of Sarada Tanaya a) Bhavaniroopana b) Bhavanirdeshana c) Bhavaprakasa d) None of the above

13. The 64 arts were enlisted by a) Bharata b) Vatsyayana c) Sarada Tanaya d)

14. Aouchitya means a) Imbalance b) Delicacy c) Disturbance d) Propriety

15. Kalakshetra was found in the year a) 1935 b) 1936 c) 1937 d) 1938

16. Jatti Tayamma belongs to a) Pandanalluru School of b) Valavor School of Bharatanatyam c) Kalakshetra School of Bharatanatyam d) Mysore School of Bharatanatyam

17. The Halebeedu and Beluru temples were built during a) Vijaya Nagara Empire b) Chola Empire c) Pandya Empire d) None of the above

18. The work authored by I/ango Adigal is a) Manimekhalai b) Shilpa c) Shillappadikaram d) Tevaram *PHD12* -5- PHD – 12 19. Doddamanne is the work of a) b) Shivram Karanth c) Naga Gowda d) None

20. Which chapter in Sangeeta Ratnakara deals with Dance ?

a) Chapter 1 b) Chapter 4

c) Chapter 7 d) Chapter 3

21. The act of Tuning the strings of the lute behind the curtain is called . a) Asravana. b) Margasarita

c) Parighattana.. d) Vaktrapani.

22. Commedia dell’ arte started in which of the following countries ?

a) Italy b) France

c) Germany d) Spain

23. What does Pusta. . refers to in Aharyabhinaya of Natya Sastra ? a) Garlands for ornaments to be used from head to foot

b) Painting the body

c) Figures made with cloth or hides for representing hills, carts and like

d) Devices to represent four footed animals, bipeds, snakes etc.

24. According to Rasa , which of these combinations gives rise to ‘Rasa’ ?

a) Bhava, vibhava b) Vibhava, , bhava

c) Vibhava, sattvika, anubhava d) Vibhava, anubhava, vyabhichari

25. Whose birthday is observed as International Dance Day ?

a) b) Martha Graham

c) Jean Georges Noverre d) Bharata Muni PHD – 12 -6- *PHD12*

26. Which among the following theatrical forms incorporates traditional Irish music and dance into it ?

a) Morris Dance b) Choreia

c) River Dance d) Ballet

27. Chithalai Sathanar wrote a) Manimekhalai b) Silappadikaram

c) Valayapathi d) Civaka Cintamani

28. Movement and Mimesis is authored by

a) Vastsyayan b)

c) Mahesh Dattani d) Mandakranth Bose

29. Which of the following is not a Ghana Ragam in ?

a) Varali b) Mohana

c) Gaula d) Sri

30. What is the Carnatic equivalent of the Hindustani raga Bhimpalasi ?

a) Valaji b) Abheri

c) Malaya Marutam d) Bhupali

31. Which of the following is considered as the Uttamabhinaya according to Natya Sastra ?

a) Angikabhinaya b) Vacikabhinaya

c) Sattvikabhinaya d) Combination of all the above three

32. “ Sakhi prana sakhuditu chesene” belongs to the genre of

a) Padam b) Keerthana

c) Javali d) Viruttam *PHD12* -7- PHD – 12

33. Which of the following variety of Chhau doesn’t include masks in the performance ?

a) Purulia Chau b) Mayurbhanj Chau

c) Sereikela Chau d) Mayurbhanj and Serikela Chau

34. In which year, was recognized as the Classical Dance form of ? a) 2000 b) 1972 c) 1947 d) 2002

35. Author of Adipurana a) Jinasena b) Ranna c) Ponna d) Pampa

36. Which of the following forms has been recognized as the Intangible heritage by UNESCO ? a) b) Bharatnatyam c) Kutiyattam d) Manipuri

37. Which of the following gharanas of flourished in the court of Wajid Ali Shah ? a) Lucknow Gharana b) Raigarh Gharana c) Jaipur Gharana d) Banaras Gharana

38. belongs to which of the following States ? a) Orissa b) Manipur c) Rajasthan d)

39. In Kathakali, Pacha Vesa is given to which of the following characters ? a) Duryodhana b) Arjuna c) Bakasura d) Draupadi

40. Which of the following folk dances is prevalent in Aruku valley of ? a) b) Thimsa c) Lambadi d) Kolatam PHD – 12 -8- *PHD12*

41. Who among the following was/ were the pioneer/s of ? a) Isadora Duncan b) Mary Wigman c) Graham d) All of the above

42. The Demi Plie of Ballet Dance is similar to this stance in Indian Dance.

a) Muraimandi b) Aramandi

c) Swastika Pada d) Sama Pada

43. Vesara style is often referred to

a) Pallava style b) Chola

c) Pandya d) Chalukya

44. The temple in Pattadakkal is of

a) Chidambara b) Kapaleswara

c) Virupaksha d) Chamundi

45. Udupi is also known as

a) Kshetra b) Parasurama Kshetra

c) Krishna Kshetra d) Kshetra

46. The avastah in which the nayika’s husband is out of station (pravaasa) is

a) Proshitabhartruka b) Abhisarika

c) Vipralabdha d) Kandita

47. Original name of Bhakta Ramadasu is

a) Ramayya b)

c) Gopidasu d) Kancherla Gopanna

48. Which among the following is originally not a male oriented art form ?

a) b)

c) Mohiniattam d) *PHD12* -9- PHD – 12

49. Which among the following is a Romantic Ballet ?

a) Sleeping Beauty b) Nutcracker

c) Giselle d) The dying swan

50. The words of an opera are known as

a) Arioso b) Libretto

c) Tandeau d) Basso continuo

51. Who was called the Ravindra Tagore of Modern India ?

a) Girish Karnad b) Shivarama Karanth

c) Hegde d) Uday Shankar

52. Thangta is part of

a) Ballet b) Manipuri

c) Modern Dance d) Sattriya

53. Nijinsky belongs to

a) France b) England

c) Russia d) Indonesia

54. Marakata Manimaya chela ... written by

a) Narayana Teertha b) Siddhendra

c) Tulasi Das d) Uttukad

55. Mellattur festival is performed during

a) Jayanti b) Shankara Jayanti

c) Krishnashtami d) None of the above

56. Tyagaraja’s at Tiruvayyur was built by

a) Jeevaratnamma b) Gowri Amma

c) Bengaluru Nagaratnamma d) D.K. Pattammal PHD – 12 -10- *PHD12*

57. The famous literary work of Sri Krishna Devaraya

a) Sahitya Darpana b) Rasaarnava Sudhakara

c) Rasa Gangadhara d) Amuktamalyada

58. Rudrappa was born in the year

a) 1926 b) 1927

c) 1928 d) 1929

59. Labour and machine was choreographed by

a) b) Uday Shankar

c) Hussain d) Anna Pavlova

60. Group of instruments are called

a) Pindi Bandha b) Kutapa

c) Brinda Rachana d) None of the above

61. Veedhi is a

a) Nataka b) Rasaka

c) Rupaka d) Rechaka

62. Kshetrayya was born in

a) Movva b) Manglore

c) Machilipatnam d) Mandapaka

63. in Orissa are called

a) Natchunis b) Kalavantulu

c) Maharis d) Nangiars

64. Nartana Nirnaya was written by

a) Damodara b) Subhankara c) Dhananjaya d) Pandarika Vittala *PHD12* -11- PHD – 12

65. Allam Prabhu belonged to

a) 12th century b) 13th century

c) 14th century d) 15th century

66. is a

a) dancer b) Contemporary dancer

c) Javanese dancer d) None of the above

67. Tanjore Quatret who was in the court of Swati Tirunal ?

a) Vadivellu b) Sivanandam

c) Chinnaya d) Ponnaya

68. Shama Shastri introduced

a) Javalis b) Tillanas

c) Swara Jatis d) Swara Pallavis

69. Author of Nauka Charitam

a) Tyagayya b) Shyama Sastri

c) Deekshitar d) Swati Tirunal

70. Deekshitar wrote

a) Navagraha Kritis b) Pancharatna Kritis

c) Tewarams d) Sapta Suladis

71. Who among the following is well known for Female Impersonation in Kuchipudi ?

a) Vedantam Narayana Sarma b) Vedantam Parvateesam

c) Bhagavatula Ramakotayya d) Pasumarti Rattayya Sarma

72. Hasta Lakshana Deepika text is followed by which of the following dance forms ?

a) Manipuri b) Odissi

c) Kathakali d) Mohiniattam PHD – 12 -12- *PHD12*

73. Gopi Kishan belongs to which gharana ? a) Raigarh Gharana b) Jaipur Gharana c) Banarasa Gharana d) Lucknow Gharana

74. Which of the following has only four notes in its ascending and descending scale and invented by Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna ? a) Bindumalini b) Lavangi c) Hamsanadam d) Devagandhari

75. To which of the following angas, you apply Jaati ? a) Dhrutam b) Anudhrutam c) Chapu d) Laghu

76. How many aksharas does chaturasra dhruva tala consists of ? a) 12 b) 14 c) 22 d) 18

77. The snake seen around the waist of Lord Nataraja indicates a) Ignorance b) Light c) Kundalini d) Universe

78. Sankeerna Jaati Rupaka Talam consists of how many Aksharas ? a) 22 b) 28 c) 11 d) 12

79. Name of the Tisra Jaati Triputa Talam a) Sankha b) Aadi c) Leela d) Bhoga

80. Which God holds Tripataka Hasta in Right hand and Mriga Sirsha in the left ? a) Gauri b) Shambhu c) Vishnu d) Shanmukha

81. Number of Charis in Abhinaya Darpana a) 108 b) 8 c) 118 d) 18

82. Shakatasya is a a) Hasta b) Sthanaka c) Chari d) Karana

83. Number of Jala Jantu Hastas according to Abhinaya Darpana a) 5 b) 6 c) 15 d) 23 *PHD12* -13- PHD – 12

84. If a Suchi hasta is held in the left hand and Mushti hasta in the right hand it denotes a) Budha b) Angaraka c) Rahu d) Ketu

85. Nirveda is a a) Sthayi bhava b) Saatvika Bhava c) Sanchari Bhava d) Rasa

86. The colour of Hasya Rasa a) White b) Yellow c) Red d) Green

87. Chakkars are performed in a) Chau b) Kathak c) Sattriya d) Odissi

88. Which dance is performed during Chaitra Parva ? a) Bhagavata Mela b) Manipuri c) Chau d) Kuchipudi

89. The dancers of Manipuri belong a) Naga Community b) Meithi Community c) Gowda Community d) Community

90. Sitara belogs to a) Lucknow Gharana b) Banaras Gharana c) Jaipur Gharana d) None of the above

91. Bala is famous for a) Nritta b) Natya c) Abhinaya d) Allaripu

92. Nava Sandhi is done as part of a) Temple Rituals b) Court Dances c) Jatras d) All of the above PHD – 12 -14- *PHD12*

93. Jatra is a folk form of a) Orissa b) Nagaland c) Ladak d) West Bengal

94. Music teacher of Ponnayya a) Tyagayya b) c) Muthuswamy Deekshitar d)

95. Teacher of Venkata Lakshmamma a) Jatti Thayamma b) Gowri Amma c) Jeevaratnamma d) Sundaramma

96. Raaga Sankarabharanam belongs to a) 28 melakarta b) 26 melakarta c) 23 melakarta d) 29 melakarta

97. The dancer who inspired Rukmini Devi ? a) Anna Pavlova b) Simky c) Martha Graham d) Isadora Duncan

98. The dancer who established First Choreography Institute ? a) Rukmini Devi b) Rao c) Padma Subhramaniam d) Kumudni Lakhia

99. The Bharata Natyam Dancer who turned to be a contemporary choreographer ? a) Padma Subhramaniam b) c) C.V. Chandra Sekhar d) Chandra Lekha

100. is performed in a) Kuchipudi b) Mohiniattam c) Odissi d) Kathak —————— *PHD12* -15- PHD – 12

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