UGC-NET (NTA) Exam, Performing Arts, June-2020

Total Questions: 100

71. Who said, "Use your voice to make a hole in the wall, to overturn a chair... to make a picture fall"?

Correct Answer: A. Jerzy Grotowski

72. Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?

Correct Answer: D. Vijay Tendulkar - Vasana Kand

73. Who was the author of the book titled The Shifting Point?

Correct Answer: B. Peter Brook

74. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Stanislavsky advocates that the actor, by using 'if in the first instance ('If I was the character, I would') can eventually work 'without dividing his creative problems into "I" and "If Г".
Reason (R) : Thus, the value of if is that it does not allow you to 'achieve a complete merging of yourself and the character of your part'.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Correct Answer: C. (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct

75. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): During the Renaissance period, the theatre finally moved indoors, with the entire structure enclosed in a building. The 'cavea', or auditorium, was designed not as an exact semicircle but as an ellipse.
Reason (R) : This minor change was incorporated with an intent to improve the sightlines in the theatre.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Correct Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

76. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R)

Assertion (A): Before the end of the century, both the advocates of Naturalism and of Symbolism were claiming of Ibsen as master, and taking up hardened positions in opposition to each other.
Reason (R) : The Naturalists regarded the Symbolists as romantic and decadent and the Symbolists scorned the Naturalists as political and materialistic.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Correct Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

77. Arrange the following characters of Shakespeare's play 'Othello' in the order of their appearance in the script:

(a) Brabantio
(b) Cassio
(c) Othello
(d) Lago
(e) Roderigo
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: C. (d), (с), (b), (e), (a)

78. Arrange the following characters of Dharmavir Bharati's play 'Andhayug' in the order of their appearance in script.

(a) Dhritarashtra
(b) Vidur
(c) Gandhari
(d) Prahari
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. (d), (b), (a), (c)

79. Arrange the following Theatres according to their chronological order of development:

(a) Medieval
(b) Roman
(c) Elizabethan
(d) Modern
(e) Greek
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: D. (e), (b), (a), (c), (d)

80. Arrange the following theatre personalities according to their country of origin, from East to West.

(a) Edward Gordon Craig
(b) Richard Schechner
(c) Ryszard Cieslak
(d) Mikhail Shchepkin
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. (d), (c), (a), (b)