UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD
SAROJINI NAIDU SCHOOL OF ARTS AND COMMUNICATION
GACHIBOWLI, HYDERABAD -500 046
ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS,

PhD DANCE
Hall Ticket No.
Date: 22-02 -2013 Time: 10:00 am-12:00 noon Max.Marks:75
Instructions:
Note that there will be negative marking of 0.33 marks for each wrong answer in III IV
1. Answer the following Questions: Marks: 2x15=30
1.
How do you find researchable topics and write in detail about your research topic..

2.
"Dancers are the messengers of the gods" says Martha Graham. Explain.


II. Write short notes on any five ofthe following: Marks: 5x5=25
1. Dance music
2. Vrittis
3.
Review ofa dance book you read recently

4.
Margi in dance

5.
Rukmini Devi's contribution to Bharatanatyam .


6.
Gitagovinda

7.
Saftriya dance


III. Choose the right answers: Marks: 10xi =10
1. The Sanskrit word swara means
Sound or a musical note Swara and sahitya
Music and Dance None

2. Shadangas are generally used in
. Talas·
Sahitya None

3. Satha isa Nayaka Nayika Bhava None
4. The word Veda means Knowledge Music Tala None


5.
The period ofGitagovinda ofJayadeva is 1i h century, 11th century 14th century .D) none

6.
Ritu samhara was choreographed in Kathak by Birju Maharaj Sambhu Maharaj Gopi Krishna None


..
7.
Daksha Seth is a Kathak dancer Kathakali dancer Manipuri dancer Contemporary dancer

8.
The tala angas ofDhruva tala 1100 1011 101 None

9.
Dhvanisiddhanta is propounded by Bharata Abhinavagupta Jayapasenani Anandavardhana

10.
Rustom Barucha authored a book on


Chandralekha Kanak Rele
Mohan Khokar Sunil Kothari

IV: Fill in the blanks: Marks: 10xl=10
1. In Hindustani music is an equivalent ofMelakarta.
2.
Kutapavinyasa means

3.
Plutam has number ofmatras.


4. Abhisarika is of kinds.
5.
Muvvagopala is the mudra of

6.
Virahin is a


7.
Gaudiya is a dance form from

8.
Notation for dance was first created by

9.
The author of Bells of Change is


10. Bhavaprakasam isawork of