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101. |
Leela Benare is sexually exploited by |
A. | An advocate |
B. | Rokde |
C. | Karnik |
D. | Damle |
Answer» D. Damle |
102. |
Miss Benare is accused of carrying the child of |
A. | Karnik |
B. | Kashikar |
C. | Damle |
D. | Her maternal uncle |
Answer» C. Damle |
103. |
The group of friends in Silence! The Court is in Session are engaged in |
A. | A game of cards |
B. | A mock trial |
C. | A ferocious fight |
D. | Malicious gossip |
Answer» B. A mock trial |
104. |
Leela Benare requests Balu and Ponkshe |
A. | To marry her |
B. | To give her money |
C. | To insult Damle |
D. | To protect her from mock trial |
Answer» A. To marry her |
105. |
Leela Benare is a |
A. | Teacher |
B. | Doctor |
C. | Lawyer |
D. | Social activist |
Answer» A. Teacher |
106. |
In the trial scene |
A. | Damle is summoned |
B. | Kashikar is summoned |
C. | Balu is summoned |
D. | Ponkshe is summoned |
Answer» A. Damle is summoned |
107. |
The Judge in ‘Silence the Court is in Session ‘is __________. |
A. | Ravi |
B. | Damle |
C. | Kashikar |
D. | Pokde |
Answer» C. Kashikar |
108. |
_______________ is the only character who knows Damle is the father of Benare’s child in Silence the Court is in Session |
A. | Ponkshe |
B. | Damle |
C. | Rokde |
D. | Kashikar |
Answer» A. Ponkshe |
109. |
‘Silence! The Court is in Session‘ is in reality a mock trial of simple and straightforward (school teacher) |
A. | Miss Leela Benare |
B. | Prof Damle |
C. | Mr. Karnik Rokdhe |
D. | Mr. Kashikar |
Answer» A. Miss Leela Benare |
110. |
Vijay Tendulkar creates humour through his characters which represent a cross section of the |
A. | high- class society |
B. | middle-class society |
C. | low-class society |
D. | high and middle- class society |
Answer» B. middle-class society |
111. |
The members of the drama troupe plan a mock trial on |
A. | Karnik |
B. | Miss Benare |
C. | Prof Damle |
D. | Mr. Kashikar |
Answer» B. Miss Benare |
112. |
The Scientist in Silence! The court is in session is |
A. | Mr. Ponske |
B. | Mr. Kashikar |
C. | Miss Rokdhe |
D. | Prof Damle |
Answer» A. Mr. Ponske |
113. |
Miss Benare is accused of carrying the child of |
A. | Karnik |
B. | Prof Damle |
C. | Kashikar |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Prof Damle |
114. |
Miss Benare was accused of trying to commit suicide by ingesting a bottle of |
A. | Liv-52 |
B. | Tik-20 |
C. | Cyanide |
D. | Phenodrine |
Answer» B. Tik-20 |
115. |
‘Tara’ a play by Mahesh Dattani is a |
A. | Two act play |
B. | Four act play |
C. | One act play |
D. | Five act play |
Answer» A. Two act play |
116. |
The names of the Conjoined Twins are |
A. | Chandan and Bharati |
B. | Chandan and Tara |
C. | Thakur and Tara |
D. | Mahesh and Tara |
Answer» B. Chandan and Tara |
117. |
“ Let her get older. Yes, Chandan, the planet will tolerate you, the planet will accept you – but not her”. Who is the speaker here? |
A. | Patel |
B. | Deepa |
C. | Bharati |
D. | Rupa |
Answer» C. Bharati |
118. |
Chandan moves to England from India |
A. | To flee from his family |
B. | To find his fortune |
C. | To begin a new life away from the guilt of his personal history |
D. | To get medical treatment |
Answer» C. To begin a new life away from the guilt of his personal history |
119. |
One of the major themes in ‘Tara’ is |
A. | Gender discrimination |
B. | Guilt |
C. | Partiality |
D. | Female infanticide |
Answer» A. Gender discrimination |
120. |
Roopa in ‘Tara’ is |
A. | The girlfriend of Chandan |
B. | The sister of Tara |
C. | The daughter of Bharati |
D. | The friend of Tara |
Answer» D. The friend of Tara |
121. |
What was Dan doing as the play starts? |
A. | Sleeping |
B. | Reading |
C. | Typing |
D. | Listening to music |
Answer» C. Typing |
122. |
What according to Dan is “the crux of life”? |
A. | Love |
B. | Conflict |
C. | Family |
D. | Friendship |
Answer» B. Conflict |
123. |
What was Bharati’s strength against her husband? |
A. | Her father’s money |
B. | Her wit |
C. | Her educational background |
D. | Her love for her children |
Answer» A. Her father’s money |
124. |
“Stop it! Stop this madness and let me live in peace.” Who said this? |
A. | Chandan |
B. | Bharati |
C. | Mr. Patel |
D. | Tara |
Answer» B. Bharati |
125. |
Why did Bharati insist on wanting to give her Kidney to Tara? |
A. | Because she was also a match for Tara |
B. | Because she loved Tara |
C. | Because she did not allow anyone to be near her |
D. | Because she felt guilty |
Answer» D. Because she felt guilty |
126. |
“Hospitals depress me.” Who said this? |
A. | Roopa |
B. | Tara |
C. | Chandan |
D. | Patel |
Answer» C. Chandan |
127. |
Tara reflects the tragic story of |
A. | two conjoined twins |
B. | two lovers |
C. | an Indian family |
D. | middle class family |
Answer» A. two conjoined twins |
128. |
The third leg of the conjoined twins rightfully belonged to |
A. | Chandan |
B. | Tara |
C. | Roopa |
D. | Mr. Patel |
Answer» B. Tara |
129. |
“The Patels in the olden days were unhappy with getting girl babies- you know, dowry and things like that- so they used to drown them in milk”. This statement is indicative of |
A. | Racial discrimination |
B. | Gender-based injustice |
C. | Class distinction |
D. | Social issues |
Answer» A. Racial discrimination |
130. |
In the play Tara, Bharati bribed Roopa to |
A. | be Chandan’s friend |
B. | be Tara’s best friend |
C. | play with the twins |
D. | keep secrets |
Answer» B. be Tara’s best friend |
131. |
Chandan changed his name to the westernized moniker ‘Dan’ to |
A. | hide his identity |
B. | become a writer |
C. | begin a new life repressing his past memories |
D. | mourn for his sister’s death |
Answer» C. begin a new life repressing his past memories |
132. |
The conjoined twins were separated at |
A. | Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai |
B. | Children’s Hospital, London |
C. | Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, Mumbai |
D. | Children’s Hospital, Kolkata |
Answer» C. Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, Mumbai |
133. |
Tara and Chandan were |
A. | Conjoined twins |
B. | Identical twins |
C. | Unidentical twins |
D. | Cousins |
Answer» A. Conjoined twins |
134. |
What does Bharati do to ensure that Roopa stays a friend for Tara? |
A. | By threatening her |
B. | By pleading to her parents |
C. | By bribing her |
D. | By blackmailing her |
Answer» C. By bribing her |
135. |
Bharati tried to make up with Tara by |
A. | Putting the blame on her father |
B. | Telling her the whole truth |
C. | Allowing her to join the University |
D. | Offering to donate her own kidney |
Answer» D. Offering to donate her own kidney |
136. |
The third leg was finally given to Chandan because |
A. | He was a boy |
B. | He was the first born |
C. | He was favoured by his father |
D. | It was medically favourable for him |
Answer» A. He was a boy |
137. |
The twins were surgically separated at |
A. | King Edward Memorial Hospital |
B. | Queen Victoria Hospital |
C. | AIIMS |
D. | Tata Memorial Hospital |
Answer» B. Queen Victoria Hospital |
138. |
What happened to Tara’s mother? |
A. | She had a mental breakdown |
B. | She died from cancer |
C. | She looked after Tara till she died |
D. | She was taken to an old age home |
Answer» A. She had a mental breakdown |
139. |
‘Tara’ is a play on |
A. | social discrimination |
B. | gender discrimination |
C. | economic exploitation |
D. | Child-marriage |
Answer» B. gender discrimination |
140. |
Tara and Chandan were surgically separated in |
A. | Mumbai |
B. | London |
C. | New Delhi |
D. | Chennai |
Answer» A. Mumbai |
141. |
The play Tara reflects the tragic story of |
A. | conjoined twins |
B. | two lovers |
C. | A deeply sympathetic couple |
D. | Two social activists |
Answer» A. conjoined twins |
142. |
Mr. Patel gives more preference to |
A. | Tara |
B. | Chandan |
C. | Bharati |
D. | Both Tara and Chandan. |
Answer» B. Chandan |
143. |
Chandan ultimately goes to |
A. | France |
B. | China |
C. | USA |
D. | London |
Answer» D. London |
144. |
The major concern of the play Tara is |
A. | Dominance of patriarchal society |
B. | Feminist movement |
C. | Communalism |
D. | Progressive movement |
Answer» A. Dominance of patriarchal society |
145. |
Tara is a play in _____ Acts. |
A. | Two |
B. | Three |
C. | Four |
D. | Five |
Answer» A. Two |
146. |
Tara is a play that focuses on the evils of the Indian ______ system. |
A. | Caste |
B. | Racial |
C. | Patriarchal |
D. | Class |
Answer» C. Patriarchal |
147. |
Dan (Chandan) tries to write a play called ______ |
A. | The Twins |
B. | Tara and I |
C. | Tara’s Song |
D. | Twinkle Tara |
Answer» D. Twinkle Tara |
148. |
The third leg of the conjoined twins Chandan and Tara was given to Chandan because |
A. | of cultural inhibitions |
B. | it rightly belonged to him |
C. | Bharati love him more |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Bharati love him more |
149. |
In Tara, the parents give more preference to |
A. | Tara |
B. | Chandan |
C. | Both of them |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Chandan |
150. |
Tara and Chandan were surgically separated in |
A. | Mumbai |
B. | London |
C. | New Delhi |
D. | Pune |
Answer» A. Mumbai |
151. |
The opening statement of ___ is spoken from the inside of his head |
A. | Dan |
B. | Tara |
C. | Dr. Thakkar |
D. | Mr. Patel |
Answer» A. Dan |
152. |
Tara, it was said , received ____ from nature |
A. | a fair deal |
B. | a raw deal |
C. | a great deal |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. a raw deal |
153. |
The creature with a horse’s head and a man’s body reciting the national anthem of India in Girish Karnad’s play is |
A. | Roopa |
B. | Hayavadana |
C. | Bhagavata |
D. | Devadatta |
Answer» B. Hayavadana |
154. |
What does Padmini do when the both the men cut their heads off and die in the play ‘Hayavadana’? |
A. | Suggests that he seek the blessing of a goddess in Chitrakoota mountain |
B. | Writes poetry |
C. | She tries to kill her pregnant self but Kali stops her and helps bring the men back to life |
D. | In haste, she fits Devadatta’s head on the body of Kapila |
Answer» D. In haste, she fits Devadatta’s head on the body of Kapila |
155. |
What does Kapila see in the doorway? |
A. | Varuna and Sonali |
B. | A man with the face of a horse |
C. | A bird with two heads |
D. | White and scrawny but smart |
Answer» C. A bird with two heads |
156. |
Kapila belongs to a |
A. | Scholarly Brahmin family |
B. | A simple farming family |
C. | A blacksmith family |
D. | A royal family |
Answer» C. A blacksmith family |
157. |
Devdatta’s special ability is |
A. | Shooting birds |
B. | Playing the Sitar |
C. | Writing poetry |
D. | Reciting the holy scriptures |
Answer» C. Writing poetry |
158. |
The Bhagavata, in Hinduism is |
A. | A priest |
B. | Half man, half animal |
C. | A devotee or worshipper |
D. | A poet |
Answer» C. A devotee or worshipper |
159. |
The play “Hayavadana” was written by the Indian playwright |
A. | GirishKarnad |
B. | Narayana Chattopadhaya |
C. | Vijay Tendulkar |
D. | UtpalDutt |
Answer» A. GirishKarnad |
160. |
The plot of “Hayavadana” comes from |
A. | Kathasaritsagara |
B. | Ramayana |
C. | Mahabharata |
D. | Bhagavat Gita |
Answer» A. Kathasaritsagara |
161. |
Which work of Thomas Mann was the author of this play influenced by? |
A. | The Invisible Man |
B. | Hollow Man |
C. | The Transposed Heads |
D. | Dr. Frankenstein |
Answer» C. The Transposed Heads |
162. |
In which city is the first part of the play is set in? |
A. | Dharmapura |
B. | Dharampur |
C. | Dhurmapura |
D. | Dharmanagar |
Answer» A. Dharmapura |
163. |
Which ancient story is used in consultation to determine the true identity of a person? |
A. | King Vikrama |
B. | King Vishnu |
C. | King Vetala |
D. | King Vivek |
Answer» C. King Vetala |
164. |
According to the ancient tale, what seemed to determine the true identity of a person? |
A. | The head of the person |
B. | The body of the person |
C. | Either a or b |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» A. The head of the person |
165. |
In Hayavadana, Girish Karnard employs the conventions and ornamentation of folk saga and folk theatre which involve |
A. | lights, mask, carpets |
B. | mask, curtain, dolls |
C. | mask, soliloquy, trees |
D. | ghost, dramatic deaths, chorus |
Answer» B. mask, curtain, dolls |
166. |
Kapila explains to Padmini that the flower gets its name because “it has all the marks of marriage a woman puts on”. The name of the flower is |
A. | Daffodils |
B. | Fortunate Lady’s Flower |
C. | Fortunate Flower |
D. | Lady-shaped Flower |
Answer» B. Fortunate Lady’s Flower |
167. |
The play Hayavadana opens with a puja to |
A. | Goddess Kali |
B. | Ganesha |
C. | Rudra |
D. | Lord Shiva |
Answer» B. Ganesha |
168. |
The story of Devadatta, Kapila and Padmini dramatizes the conflict between |
A. | the mind and the heart |
B. | the body and the soul |
C. | the mind and the body |
D. | family and friendship |
Answer» C. the mind and the body |
169. |
Bhagavatta regards Ganesha as the embodiment of |
A. | incompleteness |
B. | divinity |
C. | completeness |
D. | holiness |
Answer» A. incompleteness |
170. |
The creature with a horse head and human body in Girish Karnard’s play is |
A. | Devadatta |
B. | Bhagavatta |
C. | Hayavadana |
D. | Kapila |
Answer» C. Hayavadana |
171. |
The city of Dharmapura was ruled by King |
A. | Bhagavat |
B. | Dharmasheela |
C. | Devadatta |
D. | Hayavadana |
Answer» B. Dharmasheela |
172. |
Devadatta is the only son of the Revered Brahmin |
A. | Lohita |
B. | Nata |
C. | Vidyasagara |
D. | Yusuf Baba |
Answer» C. Vidyasagara |
173. |
“Hayavadana, what’s written on our foreheads cannot be altered.” Who said this line in Hayavadana? |
A. | Bhagavata |
B. | Goddess Kali |
C. | Padmini |
D. | Lord Rudra |
Answer» A. Bhagavata |
174. |
Padmini lives in the street called |
A. | Dharmapura |
B. | Ujjain |
C. | Kamarupa |
D. | PavanaVeethi |
Answer» D. PavanaVeethi |
175. |
Devadatta vows to sacrifice his two arms to the goddess Kali and his head to |
A. | Lord Ganesha |
B. | Lord Rudra |
C. | Lord Shiva |
D. | Lord Vishnu |
Answer» B. Lord Rudra |
176. |
The better half of two bodies that neither win nor loose is |
A. | Hayavadana |
B. | Devadatta |
C. | Padmini |
D. | Kapila |
Answer» C. Padmini |
177. |
Karnad reveals the religious sentiments prevalent in our society psychology and culture by showing the presence of |
A. | Lord Ganesha |
B. | Goddess Kali |
C. | Lord Krishna |
D. | Lord Shiva |
Answer» B. Goddess Kali |
178. |
The play Hayavadana is written by |
A. | Girish Karnad |
B. | R.K.Narayan |
C. | Vijay Tendulkar |
D. | Amitavh Ghosh |
Answer» A. Girish Karnad |
179. |
The elephant headed Herambha stands for |
A. | Shiva |
B. | Durga |
C. | Lord Ganesh |
D. | Kali |
Answer» C. Lord Ganesh |
180. |
Who killed each other in the play Hayavadana? |
A. | Devadatta and Kapila |
B. | Padmini and Bhagavata |
C. | Lava and Kusha |
D. | Rama and Lakshmana |
Answer» A. Devadatta and Kapila |
181. |
The two youths living in the city of Dharmaputra are |
A. | Lava and Kusha |
B. | Devadatta and Kapila |
C. | Rama and Lakshmana |
D. | Balarama and Krishna |
Answer» B. Devadatta and Kapila |
182. |
Devadatta in Hayavadana is |
A. | A doctor |
B. | An artist |
C. | A social worker |
D. | A poet |
Answer» D. A poet |
183. |
Devadatta is the son of |
A. | Vidyasagar |
B. | Kapila |
C. | Rama |
D. | Lakshmana |
Answer» A. Vidyasagar |
184. |
The Bhagavata in Hayavadana calls Ganesha the Lord and Master of ______ |
A. | Imperfection and incompleteness |
B. | Fertility and Prosperity |
C. | Success and Perfection |
D. | Bravery and Courage |
Answer» C. Success and Perfection |
185. |
Devadatta and Kapila lived in the city of _____ |
A. | Dharmapura |
B. | Durgapur |
C. | Dharmasheela |
D. | Doulatpur |
Answer» A. Dharmapura |
186. |
Devadatta vowed to give his head to _______ if Padmini marries him. |
A. | Kali |
B. | Rudra |
C. | Shiva |
D. | Ganesha |
Answer» B. Rudra |
187. |
The Bahagavata describes Devadatta and Kapila as two friends having ______ |
A. | One soul, one body |
B. | one head, one soul |
C. | One life, one wife |
D. | one mind, one heart |
Answer» D. one mind, one heart |
188. |
No one went to the Temple of Kali at Mount Chitrakoot anymore because___ |
A. | She used to give anything anyone asked for |
B. | She could not grant prayers and requests |
C. | She was not a real goddess |
D. | She was asleep all the time |
Answer» A. She used to give anything anyone asked for |
189. |
Hayavadana gains a horse’s voice after he obeyed the boy’s request to _____ |
A. | Neigh |
B. | Laugh |
C. | Cry |
D. | shout |
Answer» B. Laugh |
190. |
There is an engraving of a ______ bird on Padmini’s door. |
A. | Blue |
B. | Fiery |
C. | Two-headed |
D. | Headless |
Answer» C. Two-headed |
191. |
Identify the character who is not part of the group of three protagonists in Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana : |
A. | Padmini |
B. | Gautama |
C. | Kapila |
D. | Devadatta |
Answer» B. Gautama |
192. |
The Play Hayavadana starts with prayer to |
A. | Lord Ganesha |
B. | Kali |
C. | Ram and Sita |
D. | Lord Shiva |
Answer» A. Lord Ganesha |
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