CUET-PG SERIES Theatre
Dramatic Literature Of East And West
24 previous year questions.
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2024 Chapter Questions 24 MCQs
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What immediately follows the exposition and initiates the rising action
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Induction
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Inflexion
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Inciting event
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Ingenue
02
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As an art form what is drama
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A literary composition meant to be staged
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A lyrical composition meant to be sung
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A graphical composition
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A pictorial composition meant to be drawn
03
PYQ 2024
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What is the meaning of the Greek word Melos
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Melody
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Rhythm
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Song
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Spectacle
04
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Ancient Greek Theatre belongs to which one of the following kinds of theatre
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Amphi Theatron
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Traverse stage
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Circular stage
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Proscenium theatre
05
PYQ 2024
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Choose the correct sequence of elements of the performance theory in accordance to the shloka of Natya Sangraha, given in Natyashastra:
(A) Siddhi
(B) Atodya
(C) Swara
(D) Gana
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) Siddhi
(B) Atodya
(C) Swara
(D) Gana
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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(A) - (B) - (C) - (D)
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(A) - (C) - (B) - (D)
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(B) - (A) - (D) - (C)
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(C) - (B) - (D) - (A)
06
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Match List I with List II:
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| List I | Theory Proposed | List II | Thinker |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Upachittivaad | I | Bhatta Lollata |
| B | Chitra Turaga Nyaya | II | Sri Sankuka |
| C | Bhogaavad - Bhavatkva | III | Bhatta Nayaka |
| D | Bhojya Rasa | IV | Bharata |
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(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
2
(A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)
3
(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
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(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)
07
PYQ 2024
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Match List I with List II:
| List I | Folk Theatre Form | List II | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Maanch | I | Madhya Pradesh |
| B | Nautanki | II | Punjab |
| C | Naqqaal | III | Uttar Pradesh |
| D | Bhand Pather | IV | Kashmir |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
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(A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)
3
(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
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(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)
08
PYQ 2024
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Identify Vrittis from among the following:
(A) Bharati
(B) Arabhati
(C) Kaishiki
(D) Avanti
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) Bharati
(B) Arabhati
(C) Kaishiki
(D) Avanti
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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(A), (B) and (D) only
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(A), (B) and (C) only
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(A), (B), (C) and (D)
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(B), (C) and (D) only
09
PYQ 2024
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Which two of the following are male clowns or zanni of low social status in Commedia dell’arte?
(A) Dottore
(B) Arlecchino
(C) Pantalone
(D) Brighella
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) Dottore
(B) Arlecchino
(C) Pantalone
(D) Brighella
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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(A) and (C) only
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(B) and (C) only
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(C) and (D) only
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(B) and (D) only
10
PYQ 2024
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According to the Origin of Natya what did Lord Vishnu gift the actors on the success of the first performance at the Flag-Festival of Mahendra
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Crown
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Crooked stick
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Fan
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Throne
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PYQ 2024
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From which of the following Vedas Lord Brahma incorporated pathya or words in the composition of the Natyaveda
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Atharva
2
Sama
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Rig
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Yajur
12
PYQ 2024
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In which of the following Dasarupakas the story deals with gods and asuras the hero is well known and estimable in its three acts there are three kinds of deceit three calamities and three types of Shringara
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Prakarana
2
Samavakara
3
Nataka
4
Anka
13
PYQ 2024
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Choose the correct chronological sequence of the western playwrights from among the following.
(A). Shakespeare
(B). Racine
(C). Calderon
(D). Congreve
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A). Shakespeare
(B). Racine
(C). Calderon
(D). Congreve
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
(A) - (B) - (C) - (D)
2
(A) - (C) - (B) - (D)
3
(B) - (A) - (D) - (C)
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(C) - (B) - (D) - (A)
14
PYQ 2024
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Match List I with List II:
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| List I | List II | |
|---|---|---|
| (A) | Symbolism | (I) Peter Sellers |
| (B) | Surrealism | (II) Samuel Beckett |
| (C) | Absurdism | (III) Pirandello |
| (D) | Theatricalism | (IV) Maeterlink |
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(A) - (I)
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(B) - (II)
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(C) - (III)
4
(D) - (IV)
15
PYQ 2024
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Match List I with List II:
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| List I | List II | |
|---|---|---|
| (A) | Well-made play | (I) Garcia LorcaScribe |
| (B) | Realistic Expressionism | (II) Tennessee Williams |
| (C) | Social Realism | (III) Synge |
| (D) | Poetic Realism | (IV) Eugine |
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(A) - (I)
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(B) - (II)
3
(C) - (III)
4
(D) - (IV)
16
PYQ 2024
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Who among the following earlier dramatized Jean Racine’s version of the myth ’Phaedra’ ?
(A) Moliere
(B) Euripides
(C) Jean Regnard
(D) Seneca
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) Moliere
(B) Euripides
(C) Jean Regnard
(D) Seneca
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
(A) and (B) only
2
(A) and (C) only
3
(B) and (D) only
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(C) and (D) only
17
PYQ 2024
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The Plot structure graph of Gustov Freytag operates between:
(A) Space and Tension
(B) Space and Time
(C) Space and Line
(D) Tension and Time
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) Space and Tension
(B) Space and Time
(C) Space and Line
(D) Tension and Time
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
(A) and (D) only
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(B) and (C) only
3
(A) and (D) only
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(B) and (D) only
18
PYQ 2024
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What is the text which employs the written text only as one element in a multicoded multidimensional and pluralistic new textual system
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Spectacle text
2
Intertext
3
Sub-Text
4
Pre-text
19
PYQ 2024
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Who said Dramatic performance is a set of signs
1
Otakar Zich
2
Meyerhold
3
Oklopkov
4
Jindrich Honzl
20
PYQ 2024
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An exploration of a distinct identity through not just a rediscovery of the two thousand year old Sanskrit drama production methods and natyashastra but also through the traditional and folk theatre surviving in different forms and languages all over the country What is being referred here
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Traditional Theatre and Folk Theatre
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Street Theatre
3
Alternative Theatre
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Theatre of Roots
21
PYQ 2024
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On whom the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos the then Governor of Madras bestowed the title of an Indian Garrik for his performance in Shakuntala
1
Sambamoorti
2
Rammurti
3
G C V Srinivasachari
4
Adya Rangacharya
22
PYQ 2024
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Match List I with List II:
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| List I | List II | |
|---|---|---|
| (A) | Kimono | (I) Commedia dell’arte |
| (B) | Hashigakari | (II) Kabuki |
| (C) | Pushp-path | (III) Noh |
| (D) | Half Mask | (IV) Jatra |
23
PYQ 2024
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Which of the following two theatre performances use mask-makeup?
(A) Noh Theatre
(B) Beijing Opera
(C) Kathakali Dance-drama
(D) Nautanki
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) Noh Theatre
(B) Beijing Opera
(C) Kathakali Dance-drama
(D) Nautanki
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
24
PYQ 2024
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theatre ID: cuet-pg-
Ramnagar's Ramlila belongs to which of the following kinds of theatre?
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