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Pg-Qp – 16 *Pgqp16* PG-QP 16 -4- *PGQP16* PART A Questions 1 10 : Choose the most grammatically correct and meaningful option from those provided at the end of each sentence : 1. One who is incapable of committing a mistake is called A) sure B) certain C) definite D) infallible 2. The opposite of curious is A) calm B) indifferent C) undemanding D) provoked 3. Their entire future ____________ on the result of this examination. A) depends B) depending C) resolved D) revolving 4. We havent had ________________ rest all of this week. A) many B) some C) any D) no 5. This seems to be the ______________ question to answer right now. A) hardly B) hardest C) very hard D) harder 6. If I ______________ the decision-maker, things would have been much easier. A) had been B) were C) was D) am 7. Everyone was in time for the show, ____________ ? A) wasnt he B) isnt it C) werent they D) were they 8. He has ______________ all that he had in this gamble. A) lossed B) loosedC) losedD) lost 9. We should refrain ______________ overeating. A) from B) to C) in doing D) over 10. ______________ are we waiting for ? A) Why B) When C) What D) How *PGQP16* -5- PG-QP 16 11. The highest rank in Indian Air Force is A) Air Chief Marshal B) Air Marshal C) Air Vice-Marshal D) Air Commander 12. Who was the first women to win the Jnanpith Award ? A) Mahadevi Varma B) Subhadra Kumar Chouhan C) Amrita Pritam D) Ashapurna Devi 13. Yuri Gagarin was a A) Nuclear Scientist B) Musician C) Playcont D) Cosmonaut 14. Peoples Daily is an important newspaper of A) China B) Russia C) Egypt D) Indonesia 15. Find the next term of the series POQ, SRT, VUW A) XYX B) XZY C) ZYX D) YXZ 16. Which of the following States has banned the slaughter of camels ? A) Gujarat B) Punjab C) Haryana D) Rajasthan 17. The first woman Judge of the Supreme Court of India was A) Leela Seth B) Cornelia Sorabjee C) Omna Kunjamma D) M. Fathima Beevi 18. Shelly travelled 9 km to the West and turned right and covered 7 km; then she turned left and covered 8 km; then she turned back and travelled 11 km, finally she turned right and travelled 7 km. How far is she from the starting point ? A) 2 km B) 6 km C) 10 km D) 15 km 19. The ___________ is an instrument used to measure distance travelled on foot. A) Phorometer B) Pedometer C) Micrometer D) Pachymeter PG-QP 16 -6- *PGQP16* 20. In a row of 21 girls, when Monika was shifted by four places towards the right, she became 12th from the left end. What was her earlier position from the right end of the row ? A) 9th B) 10th C) 12th D) None of these 21. Micheal Corleone is a character from the book A) For Whom the Bells Toll B) Lord of the Rings C) Love Story D) Godfather 22. Who amongst the following are associated with communism ? (i) Karl Marx (ii) Ayn Sue-Khi (iii) Ayn Rend (iv) Mao Tse Tung The correct answer is A) only (i) B) (i) and (iii) C) (i) and (iv) D) only (iv) 23. In covering a distance of 30 km, Abhay takes 2 hours more than Sameer. If Abhay doubles his speed, then he would take 1 hour less than Sameer. Abhays speed is A) 5 kmph B) 6 kmph C) 6.25 kmph D) 7.5 kmph 24. The dog breed Pug is associated with the advertisement of A) Airtel B) Vodafone C) Aircel D) BSNL 25. Anokhi is a brand associated with A) Hand Block Prints B) Pottery C) Antique Furniture D) Organic Food *PGQP16* -7- PG-QP 16 PART B 26. Nautanki is a folk theatrical form of A) Maharashtra B) Manipur C) Uttar Pradesh D) Nepal 27. Who is the author of the play Adhe Adhure ? A) Kalidasa B) Mohan Rakesh C) Girish KarnadD) Surendra Verma 28. Kalbelia belongs to A) Bihar B) JharkhandC) W est Bengal D) Rajasthan 29. The Natyashastra has been originally written in A) Hindi B) Persian C) Sanskrit D) English 30. Death of a Salesman has been written by A) Arthur Miller B) Shakespeare C) Chekhov D) Stanislavsky 31. World Theatre day is celebrated on A) Oct. 02 B) Jan. 26 C) Mar. 27 D) Aug. 15 32. Steven Spielberg is a famous A) Musician B) Poet C) Singer D) Director 33. Hollywood is located in the city of A) London B) California C) Los Angeles D) Paris 34. Habib Tanveer is from the state of A) Bihar B) Chhattisgarh C) Maharashtra D) Andhra Pradesh 35. The play King Oedipus was written by A) Sophocles B) Euripedes C) Aristotle D) Brecht 36. The first talkie film of India? A) Devdas B) Shalimar C) Alam Ara D) Saudagar 37. Method Acting is associated with A) Bertolt Brecht B) Stanislavsky C) Henrik Ibsen D) Shakespeare 38. Pick the odd one out : A) Mrichhakatikam B) Ratnavali C) Satya D) Meghdoot 39. Marlon Brando was a famous A) Dancer B) Actor C) Film Director D) Painter 40. Dharti Aaba is a play based on the life of A) Bhagat Singh B) Birsa Munda C) Gandhiji D) Napoleon 41. Bhikhari Thakur is famous for A) Khayal B) Jatra C) Bidesiya D) Ramlila PG-QP 16 -8- *PGQP16* 42. Number of Vedas are A) Two B) Three C) Four D) Five 43. First Indian who won Oscar Award ? A) Bhanu Athaiya B) Devika Rani C) Aishwarya Rai D) Shabana Azmi 44. The performing art form Noh belongs to A) India B) Bangladesh C) Japan D) Singapore 45. Dushyant is a character in the Sanskrit play A) Abhigyan Shakuntalam B) Mattavilasa C) Naganandam D) Mrichhakatikam 46. Jabbar Patel is a famous A) Musician B) Painter C) Director D) Architect 47. Bhavai is a folk form of which state? A) Maharashtra B) Gujarat C) Assam D) Jharkhand 48. The play Three Penny Opera was written by A) Bertolt Brecht B) Henrik Ibsen C) Shakespeare D) G. B. Shaw 49. According to Natyashastra, how many types of Abhinayas (acting) are there ? A) One B) Two C) Three D) Four 50. Ajanta and Ellora caves are located in the state of A) Tamil Nadu B) Gujarat C) Maharashtra D) UP 51. Akira Kurosawa, a noted film Director belongs to the country of A) Indonesia B) Japan C) FinlandD) Australia 52. Waiting for Godot is an example of A) Realistic Play B) Absurd Play C) Classical Play D) None 53. The director of play Charan Das Chor of Naya Theatre group is A) Vijay Tendulkar B) Utpal Dutt C) B. V. Karanth D) Habib Tanvir 54. Mahanirvan has been written by A) Satish Alekar B) M. Elkunchwar C) G. P. Deshpande D) Vijay Tendulkar 55. Who has developed the concept of Poor Theatre ? A) Bertolt Brecht B) Jerzy Grotowski C) Stanislavsky D) Peter Brook 56. Michael Chekhov was a famous theatre actor of A) USA B) UK C) Germany D) Russia *PGQP16* -9- PG-QP 16 57. The play Pagla Ghoda was written by A) Adya Rangacharya B) Mohan Rakesh C) Badalsircar D) Shankar Shesh 58. Invisible Theatre is the concept of A) Antony ArtaudB) Augusto Boal C) Eugene BarbaMeyerhold D) 59. Agra Baazar is a famous play directed by A) Mohan Rakesh B) Girish KarnadC) Nazir Husain D) Habib Tanvir 60. My Life in Art an autobiography written by A) Peter Brook B) Stanislavsky C) G. B. Shaw D) Sophocles 61. Who is the father of modern Realistic Drama ? A) Samuel Beckett B) G. B. Shaw C) Moliere D) Henrik Ibsen 62. Pick up the odd man out A) Harold Pinter B) Jean P. Sartre C) Ratan Thiyam D) Samuel Beckett 63. Theatron means A) Viewing place B) Dancing space C) Green Room D) Passage way 64. Pick the odd one out : A) Chhau B) Ankia Nat C) Yakshagana D) Vachik 65. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ? A) Voice and Speech B) Hasta and Mudra C) Sound and Sight D) Movement and Gesture 66. Pick the odd one out : A) Kaisiki B) Satavati C) Bharati D) Abhisarika 67. Astadhyayi was written by A) Shardatanaya B) Nandikeshvara C) Panini D) Kautilya 68. Bharata had spoken of Vrittis which is a Vritti out of them ? A) Panchali B) Praveshak C) Odramagdhi D) Kaishiki 69. Vachika Abhinaya is related with A) Physicality B) Emotion C) Costume, Make Up D) Vocal 70. Pick the odd one out : A) Sringara B) Haasya C) Nritya D) Bhayanaka 71. The play Look Back in Anger is written by the British playwright A) John Osborne B) Harold Pinter C) Tom StoppardD) Arnold Wesker PG-QP 16 -10- *PGQP16* 72. Indicate odd one out A) Bazigar B) Deewana C) Chennai Express D) Koshish 73. Which theatre has the orchestra pit ? A) Globe Theatre B) Greek Theatre C) Roman Theatre D) Proscenium 74. Which of the following is a part of Dasharupak ? A) Prahasan B) Dukh C) Bhaya D) Bhayanak 75. Academy of Theatre Arts is situated in A) London B) Mumbai C) New Delhi D) Paris 76. The play A Street Car Named Desire has been written by A) Arthur Miller B) G. B. Shaw C) Tennessee Williams D) Bertolt Brecht 77. Who was the director of film Roshomon ? A) Akira Kurosawa B) Alfred Hitchkok C) Jet Lee D) Steven Spielberg 78. Ramchandra-Gunchandra are known for their treatise called A) Natyashastra B) Sahitya C) Natyadarpan D) Rasa 79.
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