Indian Theatre and Economics

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Which of the following is not a traditional form of Indian theatre?

  1. Kathakali

  2. Bharatanatyam

  3. Yakshagana

  4. Kabuki


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kabuki is a traditional form of Japanese theatre.

The Natyashastra, a treatise on Indian theatre, was written by which ancient sage?

  1. Bharata Muni

  2. Kalidasa

  3. Bhavabhuti

  4. Shudraka


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bharata Muni is considered the father of Indian theatre.

Which of the following is not a major economic factor that has influenced the development of Indian theatre?

  1. Government funding

  2. Private patronage

  3. Ticket sales

  4. Advertising


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Advertising is not a major economic factor that has influenced the development of Indian theatre.

The rise of commercial theatre in India has been driven by which of the following factors?

  1. Increased disposable income

  2. Growth of the middle class

  3. Expansion of urban areas

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All of the above factors have contributed to the rise of commercial theatre in India.

Which of the following is not a challenge facing the Indian theatre industry today?

  1. Lack of government funding

  2. Competition from foreign theatre companies

  3. Rising production costs

  4. Declining audience numbers


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Competition from foreign theatre companies is not a major challenge facing the Indian theatre industry today.

Which of the following is not a way in which the Indian government has supported the theatre industry?

  1. Providing grants to theatre companies

  2. Establishing theatre training institutions

  3. Censoring theatre productions

  4. Organizing theatre festivals


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Censoring theatre productions is not a way in which the Indian government has supported the theatre industry.

Which of the following is not a major theatre festival held in India?

  1. Bharat Rang Mahotsav

  2. National School of Drama Theatre Festival

  3. Prithvi Theatre Festival

  4. Edinburgh Fringe Festival


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is not a major theatre festival held in India.

Which of the following is not a major theatre company in India?

  1. National School of Drama

  2. Prithvi Theatre

  3. Ganesha Natya Mandir

  4. Royal Shakespeare Company


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Royal Shakespeare Company is not a major theatre company in India.

Which of the following is not a major theatre venue in India?

  1. Kamani Auditorium

  2. Prithvi Theatre

  3. National Centre for the Performing Arts

  4. Sydney Opera House


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Sydney Opera House is not a major theatre venue in India.

Which of the following is not a major theatre award in India?

  1. Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

  2. Padma Shri

  3. Bharat Ratna

  4. Tony Award


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Tony Award is not a major theatre award in India.

Which of the following is not a major theatre personality in India?

  1. Girish Karnad

  2. Badal Sircar

  3. Habib Tanvir

  4. George Bernard Shaw


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

George Bernard Shaw is not a major theatre personality in India.

Which of the following is not a major theatre play in India?

  1. Mrichchakatika

  2. Shakuntala

  3. Hamlet

  4. The Glass Menagerie


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Glass Menagerie is not a major theatre play in India.

Which of the following is not a major theatre movement in India?

  1. Indian People's Theatre Association

  2. Progressive Writers' Association

  3. Theatre of the Absurd

  4. Royal Court Theatre


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Royal Court Theatre is not a major theatre movement in India.

Which of the following is not a major theatre critic in India?

  1. Bamkim Chandra Chattopadhyay

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Mulk Raj Anand

  4. Harold Bloom


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Harold Bloom is not a major theatre critic in India.

Which of the following is not a major theatre publication in India?

  1. The Drama Review

  2. Theatre Journal

  3. Indian Theatre Journal

  4. The Hindu


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Hindu is not a major theatre publication in India.

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