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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: English (CBCS) .
Chapters
| 1. |
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 | |
| 2. |
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 | |
| 3. |
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 | |
| 4. |
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 | |
| 5. |
Devdatta’s special ability is |
| A. | Shooting birds |
| B. | Playing the Sitar |
| C. | Writing poetry |
| D. | Reciting the holy scriptures |
| Answer» C. Writing poetry | |
| 6. |
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 | |
| 7. |
The play “Hayavadana” was written by the Indian playwright |
| A. | GirishKarnad |
| B. | Narayana Chattopadhaya |
| C. | Vijay Tendulkar |
| D. | UtpalDutt |
| Answer» A. GirishKarnad | |
| 8. |
The plot of “Hayavadana” comes from |
| A. | Kathasaritsagara |
| B. | Ramayana |
| C. | Mahabharata |
| D. | Bhagavat Gita |
| Answer» A. Kathasaritsagara | |
| 9. |
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 | |
| 10. |
In which city is the first part of the play is set in? |
| A. | Dharmapura |
| B. | Dharampur |
| C. | Dhurmapura |
| D. | Dharmanagar |
| Answer» A. Dharmapura | |
| 11. |
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 | |
| 12. |
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 | |
| 13. |
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 | |
| 14. |
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 | |
| 15. |
The play Hayavadana opens with a puja to |
| A. | Goddess Kali |
| B. | Ganesha |
| C. | Rudra |
| D. | Lord Shiva |
| Answer» B. Ganesha | |
| 16. |
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 | |
| 17. |
Bhagavatta regards Ganesha as the embodiment of |
| A. | incompleteness |
| B. | divinity |
| C. | completeness |
| D. | holiness |
| Answer» A. incompleteness | |
| 18. |
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 | |
| 19. |
The city of Dharmapura was ruled by King |
| A. | Bhagavat |
| B. | Dharmasheela |
| C. | Devadatta |
| D. | Hayavadana |
| Answer» B. Dharmasheela | |
| 20. |
Devadatta is the only son of the Revered Brahmin |
| A. | Lohita |
| B. | Nata |
| C. | Vidyasagara |
| D. | Yusuf Baba |
| Answer» C. Vidyasagara | |
| 21. |
“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 | |
| 22. |
Padmini lives in the street called |
| A. | Dharmapura |
| B. | Ujjain |
| C. | Kamarupa |
| D. | PavanaVeethi |
| Answer» D. PavanaVeethi | |
| 23. |
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 | |
| 24. |
The better half of two bodies that neither win nor loose is |
| A. | Hayavadana |
| B. | Devadatta |
| C. | Padmini |
| D. | Kapila |
| Answer» C. Padmini | |
| 25. |
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 | |
| 26. |
The play Hayavadana is written by |
| A. | Girish Karnad |
| B. | R.K.Narayan |
| C. | Vijay Tendulkar |
| D. | Amitavh Ghosh |
| Answer» A. Girish Karnad | |
| 27. |
The elephant headed Herambha stands for |
| A. | Shiva |
| B. | Durga |
| C. | Lord Ganesh |
| D. | Kali |
| Answer» C. Lord Ganesh | |
| 28. |
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 | |
| 29. |
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 | |
| 30. |
Devadatta in Hayavadana is |
| A. | A doctor |
| B. | An artist |
| C. | A social worker |
| D. | A poet |
| Answer» D. A poet | |
| 31. |
Devadatta is the son of |
| A. | Vidyasagar |
| B. | Kapila |
| C. | Rama |
| D. | Lakshmana |
| Answer» A. Vidyasagar | |
| 32. |
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 | |
| 33. |
Devadatta and Kapila lived in the city of _____ |
| A. | Dharmapura |
| B. | Durgapur |
| C. | Dharmasheela |
| D. | Doulatpur |
| Answer» A. Dharmapura | |
| 34. |
Devadatta vowed to give his head to _______ if Padmini marries him. |
| A. | Kali |
| B. | Rudra |
| C. | Shiva |
| D. | Ganesha |
| Answer» B. Rudra | |
| 35. |
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 | |
| 36. |
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 | |
| 37. |
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 | |
| 38. |
There is an engraving of a ______ bird on Padmini’s door. |
| A. | Blue |
| B. | Fiery |
| C. | Two-headed |
| D. | Headless |
| Answer» C. Two-headed | |
| 39. |
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 | |
| 40. |
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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