UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD
SAROJINI NAIDlJ SCHOOL OF ARTS AND COMMUNICATION
GACHIBOWLI, HYDERABAD -500 046
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, FEBRUARY, 2013

M.P.ADANCE Hall Ticket No.
Date: 22 -02 -2013 Time: 10:00 am-12:00 noon Max.Marks:50
Instructions:
1.
Part'A'shouldbeansweredintheQuestionPaperitselfandreturnedtothe Invigilator.

2.
Part should be answered in the answer book provided to the candidate.

3.
All questions in Part carry equal marks. There will be negative marking of 0.33 mark for each wrong answer in Part -A.


PART-A
25xl=25
1. Select the correct Answer:
1. Alarippu belongs to the dance style
Mohiniattam
Kuchipudi

Kathakali
Bharatanatyam

2. Urnanabha is a Nritta Hasta Asamyuta Hasta Padabheda Samyuta Hasta
3.
A Raga with five notes is called Audava B}Shadava Sampoorna None

4.
The total number ofmusical instruments held by different gods and goddesses


are: 197 B)7 C)208 D)9
5.
The Sanskrit word Swara, means Sound or musical note Swara and sahitya Music and dance None

6.
Tana Varnam is rarely used in Dance performance Music concert Both None



7. The number ofKaranas according to Natya Sastra are
108 105 101 107
8. Sundari is a Greeva bheda Drishti bheda Pada bheda None
9. Maddalam isa Wind instrument Percussion instrument String instrument Cymbal
10. The Hastas used for depicting Lord Vinayaka Kapitthas Patakas Ardhachandras Sikharas
11.
The folk form Tappetagullu belongs to the state of Andhra Pradesh Kerala Orissa Tamil Nadu

12.
Tribhanga is the basic stance of Bharatanatyam Mohiniattam Kathak Odissi


13.
The number ofMelakartaragas is A)72 B)36 C)7 D)9

14.
Laghu is Padabhedas Hastas Karanas Tala Angas


15.
The author ofAdhyatmaramayana keertanas is Kshetrayya Tyagaraja Tukaram Munipalle Subrahmanya kavi .

16.
The popular Tamil Nadu folk form is


Terukkutu Garbha Dandia Bhangda
17.
Saswati Sen is a well know Kathak dancer Theatre personality Painter Sculptor

18.
Nritta is. Dance without song Dance with song Both A& B None

19.
The author of Gitagovinda is Jayadeva Tyagaraja Kshetrayya None

20.
The angas ofDhruva Talam is 1100 1011 101 lUO



21. Nrittaratnavali is authored by Jayadeva Jayasenani Bharata Sarangadeva
22. Mohiniattam belongs to Orissa West Bengal Kerala A.P
23. Kshetrayya is the author of Padams Javalis Sabdams Jatiswaram
24. Patra bahipranas means Orchestra Dancers Audience None
25. Number ofsattvika bhavas is 8 18 108 118

PART-B
(Essay Questions) (8x2+9x
II. Answer any TWO from the first five questions each carry 8 marks. Question number SIX is Compulsory and carries 9 marks.
1.
Explain in detail the Ashtavidhanayikas..

2.
Write in detail about anyone of the Indian Classical Dance forms.

3.
Explain the relation between music and dance.

4.
Write in detail about any Vaggeyakara.


5. Write about Natyotpatti.
6. Write short notes on any THREE of the following:
Padavarnam
Kuchipudi repertoire
Chau
Tarangam
Navarasas .