Post Graduate Diploma in Acting ENTRANCE EXAMINATION- SAMPLE PAPER Section-A ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY All the 20 multiple choice questions each carrying 1 mark. 1) Which of these places in India is an island? a) Karaikal b) Diu c) Dadra d) Nagar Haveli 1x20= 20 2) Which one of the following mountain peaks of the Himalayas is NOT in India? a) Annapurna b) Nanda Devi c) Mt. Kamet d) Kanchenjunga 3) Who built the forerunner of the Grand Trunk Road in the 16 th century? a) Ibrahim Lodi b) Sher Shah Suri c) Akbar d) Rana Sangna 4) Where are the headquarters of the Election Commission of India? a) New Delhi b) Kolkata c) Chennai d) Hyderabad 5) The play Andhayug is based on? a) Ramayana b) Bhagwat Geeta c) Shivpuran d) Mahabharata 6) Which Rajput hero became the king of Mewar in 1572? a) Rana Sanga b) Maharana Pratap c) Bappa Rawal d) Veer Hamir 1
7) Who is the writer of the play Adhernagri Chaupat Raja? a) Harishankar parsain b) Munshi Premchand c) Girish Karnad d) Bhartendu Harishchandra 8) Nautanki is a folk form of which state? a) Punjab b) Uttar Pradesh c) Utrakhand d) Utranchal 9) Term blocking is used for what? a) Acting b) Painting c) Singing d) Bowling 10) What is the use of spot light? a) To make general area b) Used as fill light c) To highlight a particular area d) Used to light the stage 11) Which Mughal Emperor built the Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri? a) Humayun b) Akbar c) Babur d) Shahjahan 12) Which of these films starred both Salman Khan and Aamir Khan in lead roles? a) Mela b) Karan Arjun c) Andaz Apna Apna d) Hello Brother 13) Who has written Tughlaq? a) Girish karnad b) B.V. Karanth c) Ram Gopal Bajaj d) Dharamveer Bharti 2
14) For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded? a) Physiology or Medicine b) Physics and chemistry c) Literature, Peace and Economics d) All of the above 15) Stage is most important for which of the activity mentioned bellow? a) Performance b) Sports c) Lecture d) Drawing 16) Romeo and Juliet are the names of a) Actors b) Directors c) Singers d) Characters 17) Which author sbiography is titled Kalam Ka Sipahi? a) Amrit Nagar b) Acharya Shukla c) Munshi Premchand d) Bhishm Sahani 18) On which festive day did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place? a) Basant Panchami b) Baisakhi c) Holi d) Bhai Dooj 19) How many stumps are used on the pitch in a game of cricket? a) Four b) Eight c) Six d) Three 20) Which sport is Pete Sampras associated with professionally? a) Golf b) Tennis c) Hockey d) Boxing 3
Section-B Note: All questions are compulsory Q.1. Answer the following questions in one line. a. Name the publisher of Rang Prasang. (2 marks) 2x10= 20 b. Name any one modern Hindi playwright. c. Who is the founder of Prithvi Theatre? d. Name the director of Hindi movie Mother India. e. What is Sargam? f. What is PC and Par? g. In which year did the PG Diploma in Acting course of AJK MCRC, JMI started? h. What is the use of green room? i. Name the play on which the Hindi movie Utsav was based. j. Name the Hindi movie directed by Vishal Bharadwaj, based on Shakespeare s play. 4
Section-C Answer the following questions in about 200 words. (15 marks) Q.2. what is street theatre? In the twenty first century does street theatre still serve its purpose? 4x15= 60 Q.3. How would you differentiate between a good actor and a bad actor? Do you think training can make difference, Give your opinion? Q.4. For an actor what is more important, Body or Mind? Q. 5. Theatre is actors medium and Movies are directors medium, Give your opinion. 5
Section-D Answer the following questions in about 300 words. (20 marks) 2x20= 40 Q.6. In the Lok Sabha elections of 2014 the percentage of voting increased significantly. What could be the reason behind this increase; do you think this will help the coming generations? Q.7. Discuss life and work of any one film Actor/Personality from the following. I. Kangna Ranaut II. Irfan Khan III. Vidya Balan 6
Section E Q.8. Write a scene in about 800 words using the following ideas or sketches. Give voice to your character by writing dialogues for them. (30 marks) 2x30 = 60 Idea for scene Lakhan on his return from his vacation learns of his wife s murder. On further investigation he finds out his wife had been murdered by her own family - a case of honor killing and he is next on target. Q. 9. Chose any one picture and develop a story around it. Sketches/pictures 7