e UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD
SAROJINI NAiDU SCHOOL OF ARTS AND COMMUNICATION
GACHIDOWLJ, HYDER>BAD 500 046
ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS, JUNE 2011
PhD DANCE
Hall Ticket No.
Date: 02 06 -2011
Time: 10:00 am-12:00 noon Max.Marks:75
Instruetions:
Note that there will be negativc marking of 0 1:1 mark. for e,ch wrong an.wer in III IV
I. Answer the following Questions: Marks: 2x15=30
J. Write briefly on thc broad area that you would choose for your research and
its relevance.
2. "Classicol dance technique forms the base for the contcmporary dance in
India". Do you agree or not? Illustrate your answers with suitable examples.
II. Write short notes on 3l1y five ofthc following:
J. Abhinavagupta
2. Melattur Bhagavatamela
3. A review ofthe book you read recently
4. Talas 3l1d their usage in dance
5. Contribution ofRamgopal to Indian dance
6. Padams ofKshelrayya
7. Sattriya
III. Choose the right 3l1swers:
Marks: 5x5=25
Marks: IOxI =10
I. The spectator is addressed by Bharata as
Prekshaka Sahridaya
Sabha Sadasya

2. Guru Amobi Singh belongs to the dance form
Sattriya Kathak
Chau Manipuri
3. Tauryatrika means
The three major talas The trinity
Drama, dance and instruments Song, dance and instruments
4. Naratana Nimaya is written by
Akbarshah Bhanudatta
Pandarika Vithala None

1.

5. Natwari Nritya is another name of
RamaLila RasLila
C)Kathak Kuehipudi
6. Mohan Khokar is a well-known
Dancer Dance critique and writer
Choreographer Musician
7. Jati Matya tala has the following counts
Twelve Nine
Seven Fourteen
8. Most ofthe Kshetrayya Padams arc composed ill
A)Adi Talam Rupaka alam
Triputa Talam Am Talam
9. Anahata Gra1IU indicates the starting ofa song
Before the heat After the beat
On the beat none
10. Andhra Natyam tradition has been revived by
A)Vempati Chinna Satyam Nataraj Ramakrishna
Satyanarayana Sarma None

IV: Fill in the blanks: Marks:
1., had, for a short while, his institution at Almora
2. 108 Karanas are carved on the walls of t,emple
3. Plutam has number ofmat,""s
4. Vasakasaiiika is a Nayika, who
5. Venkatesa is the mudra of
6. The prime legatee ofthe Kalkn-Bindadin Gharana is
7. Guru Kunju Kurup belongs to
8. Pas de deux in ballet means
9. Moksha Nritya is part of repertoire
10. One ofthe Kuchipudi Kalapas that registers social protest is
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