UGC-NET (NTA) Exam, Performing Arts, JUNE-2025

Total Questions: 100

91. Read the following passage and answer the questions.

It should be noted that our social, economic and political reality makes our daily life chaotic and degrading. By succumbing to such trends, our theatre begins to reflect a loss of humanity as we willingly continue to play the role of vulgar hypocrites, senseless cowards looting the lifeblood of our own people, demonic corruptors and investors of the cruel 'I'.
Unwittingly, we become dry artists without vision and vitality, humanists without hearts, intellectuals without spirit, politicians and administrators without honest dreams or convictions.
We are all plunged into suffering and powerlessness. In the face of this suffering, truth flees from our midst. And we fail to revolutionise our minds against institutional public opinion as well as the social, political and economic reality. We fail to discover the lost pristine identity of theatre and the manner in which it can be used to make humanity progress. We feel a great loss - that of the true purpose of theatre.
The need of the hour is to feel the 'present' and strengthen our will, to use the natural urges of a responsible artist in order to break free from the clutches of public opinion and to creatively respond to our ugly realities through art.
Only thus can we infuse our minds with a scientific temperament and attempt a conscious return to our past, to elicit the essence of all potential resources for a freer artistic faculty, instead of getting trapped in a mytho-poetic labyrinth.
What does the author imply by the phrase "mytho-poetic labyrinth"?

Correct Answer: 2. A shackle of romanticized and obsolete traditions
Solution:

The phrase "mytho-poetic labyrinth" refers to being trapped in overly romanticized and outdated traditions. Instead of engaging with the realities of society, artists risk getting lost in an abstract, poetic maze that does not contribute to progressive or meaningful theatre. The author urges breaking free from such obsolete approaches.

92. What kind of artistic temperament does the author of the passage encourage?

Correct Answer: 3. Scientific and responsive to reality
Solution:

The author encourages a temperament that is grounded in reality and logic.
Theatre should not escape into mysticism or commercialism but should respond scientifically to real-life conditions, analyzing society and creating awareness through art. This makes the artist responsible and relevant.

93. Which of the following best captures the central concern expressed in the passage:

Correct Answer: 3. The degration of theatre reflects a deeper societal and moral decay.
Solution:

The key concern in the passage is that theatre's decline reflects a larger collapse of moral and social values.
The loss of vitality in art is linked to hypocrisy, corruption, and cowardicе in society. Thus, theatre becomes a mirror of the deeper human and societal decay.

94. According to the passage, what kind of artist is being criticized?

Correct Answer: 3. Artists without vision and vitality.
Solution:

The passage criticizes artists who have become passive and disconnected from truth.
These are "artists without vision and vitality," who lack the creativity and responsibility to respond to contemporary issues. Such artists contribute to the decline of theatre's purpose.

95. According to the passage, how does institutional public opinion affect the artist?

Correct Answer: 4. It leads to conformity and loss of critical and creative engagement with arts.
Solution:

Institutional public opinion creates pressure on artists to conform instead of thinking critically. This prevents originality, weakens the spirit of resistance, and leads to a loss of creativity.
Rather than fostering true art, it chains artists to popular approval and suppresses engagement.

96. Read the following passage and answer the questions.

Any living and non-living entity in nature narrates its story in silence by creating appropriate atmosphere around it. This narrative, when told through visuals, needs to be manifested through space, lines, colours and form. Creative art, being the interpretation and comprehension of these natural phenomena, needs a careful survey of nature before its application in the medium.
The natural surrounding and its various factors are always responsible to shape art, in which human life is interpreted. All the elements of nature are fastened harmoniously with each other to exist in coherence. In this coexistence, while some elements push themselves to the background to remain passive by creating space for others to be expressed with meaning, the opposite is also possible.
Some elements interestingly coexist and are expressed contextually, powered by their natural energy. This is the beauty of our natural environment where every element has its role to play. In this order of unified existence, objects are managed according to their significance.
In this coexistence, when an object changes its shape, colour, form and space, others are to be modified accordingly in order to maintain the harmony.
This is the law of nature and is indiscriminately applied to all the existing beings. In art and design, these natural phenomena are creatively interpreted through individual artistic sensibility.
Therefore, their ethics may vary from person to person, whose expressions depend solely on the artist's singular perception.
What is the conceptual perspective of this passage? 

Correct Answer: 2. The harmonious existence of various elements in nature and in art.
Solution:

The passage emphasizes how elements in nature coexist harmoniously, supporting or adjusting to each other, and how this principle is reflected in art and design. Rather than conflict, the focus is on balance and coherence.

97. According to the passage, in visual arts and design, nature is reinterpreted through

Correct Answer: 3. The arrangement of Lines, Colours and Forms in a given space
Solution:

The passage clearly states that visual narratives are manifested through "space, lines, colours and form." This shows that nature is reinterpreted in art using visual design elements rather than sound or narration.

98. According to the passage, In a given space the visual narrative is created through

Correct Answer: 3. Coherence between the visual units and the created atmosphere
Solution:

A visual narrative, according to the passage, comes from the coherence between visual units and the atmosphere created around them. It is not about a single unit but about their interaction in harmony with the environment.

99. According to the passage, the coexistence of visual elements in art and design are expressed contextually through their_______.

Correct Answer: 2. Shared natural energy
Solution:

The passage explains that in coexistence, visual elements express themselves contextually when "powered by their natural energy." This means that shared natural energy is what drives their presence in art.

100. According to the passage, in art and design the phenomena of nature are interpreted through the artist's_______.

Correct Answer: 3. Creative sensibility
Solution:

Finally, the passage stresses that natural phenomena are "creatively interpreted" depending on the "artist's singular perception." This highlights personal artistic or creative sensibility, rather than judgment or academic knowledge.