31. The play Hayavadana opens with a puja to
A. Goddess Kali
B. Ganesha
C. Rudra
D. Lord Shiva
✅ The correct answer is option B.
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32. The opening statement of ___ is spoken from the inside of his head
A. Dan
B. Tara
C. Dr. Thakkar
D. Mr. Patel
✅ The correct answer is option A.
33. Devadatta in Hayavadana is
A. A doctor
B. An artist
C. A social worker
D. A poet
✅ The correct answer is option D.
34. Kapila explains to Padmini that the flower gets its name because “it has all the marks of marriage a woman puts on”. The name of the flower is
A. Daffodils
B. Fortunate Lady’s Flower
C. Fortunate Flower
D. Lady-shaped Flower
✅ The correct answer is option B.
35. The two youths living in the city of Dharmaputra are
A. Lava and Kusha
B. Devadatta and Kapila
C. Rama and Lakshmana
D. Balarama and Krishna
✅ The correct answer is option B.
36. In Hayavadana, Girish Karnard employs the conventions and ornamentation of folk saga and folk theatre which involve
A. lights, mask, carpets
B. mask, curtain, dolls
C. mask, soliloquy, trees
D. ghost, dramatic deaths, chorus
✅ The correct answer is option B.
37. In Tara, the parents give more preference to
A. Tara
B. Chandan
C. Both of them
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option B.
38. Who killed each other in the play Hayavadana?
A. Devadatta and Kapila
B. Padmini and Bhagavata
C. Lava and Kusha
D. Rama and Lakshmana
✅ The correct answer is option A.
39. According to the ancient tale, what seemed to determine the true identity of a person?
A. The head of the person
B. The body of the person
C. Either a or b
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
40. The third leg of the conjoined twins Chandan and Tara was given to Chandan because
A. of cultural inhibitions
B. it rightly belonged to him
C. Bharati love him more
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option C.