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This section includes 25 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Poets and Pancakes knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Why was Subbu termed as many sided genius ? |
| A. | his flattery |
| B. | gossip style |
| C. | interaction with others |
| D. | ability to create and manage things |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
How many people were there in MRA group? |
| A. | 150 |
| B. | 180 |
| C. | 140 |
| D. | 200 people from 20 nationalities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
What things attracted the audience in the plays staged by MRA? |
| A. | their jewellery |
| B. | their make up |
| C. | their dialogues |
| D. | their sets and costumes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
What does the expression fiery misery mean? |
| A. | the glow of lights |
| B. | the bright lights |
| C. | the bright colorful dresses of heroines |
| D. | discomfort to the actors in the makeup room |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
What does the expression made to look ugly refer to ? |
| A. | make up done to look presentable before camera |
| B. | faces made by actors |
| C. | faces nade by office boy |
| D. | arrangements in the make up room |
| Answer» B. faces made by actors | |
| 6. |
Who is the author of Poets and Pancakes? |
| A. | Asokamitran (1931), a Tamil writer |
| B. | Charu Nivedita |
| C. | Jayakanthan |
| D. | Balakumaran |
| Answer» B. Charu Nivedita | |
| 7. |
Who was Greta Garbo? |
| A. | A Swedish actress- an Oscar winner |
| B. | a german actress |
| C. | a French actress |
| D. | a bengali actress |
| Answer» B. a german actress | |
| 8. |
When was Gemini studio set up? |
| A. | 1920 |
| B. | 1930 |
| C. | 1910 |
| D. | 1940 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
What has Asokamitran brought up through this write up? |
| A. | topics of film industry |
| B. | topics of make up industry |
| C. | topics of gossip |
| D. | topics of heroines |
| Answer» B. topics of make up industry | |
| 10. |
Who was the founder of Gemini studio? |
| A. | Mr. S.S Vasan |
| B. | English man |
| C. | a Tamil boy |
| D. | a director |
| Answer» B. English man | |
| 11. |
How was Kothamanglam Subbu treated in the Gemini studio? |
| A. | with hatred |
| B. | rudely |
| C. | disrespectfully |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
In this lesson, what is the purpose of humor and satire used by the author? |
| A. | to highlight human abilities |
| B. | to show capabilities |
| C. | to show varied capacities |
| D. | to show and highlight human infancies and flaws |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Why was Subbu a trouble shooter? |
| A. | because of his gossip style |
| B. | because of his flattery |
| C. | ability to mix up with everyone |
| D. | because of his problem resolving quality |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
When did MRA visit Madras? |
| A. | 1942 |
| B. | 1922 |
| C. | 1932 |
| D. | 1952 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Who was heading the make-up department? |
| A. | a Madrasi |
| B. | A tamilian |
| C. | A bengali |
| D. | A Bengali and later was succeeded by a Maharashtrian |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
What was MRA? |
| A. | British Army |
| B. | The Moral Rearmament Army- a counter movement to International Communism |
| C. | a wing of Indian Army |
| D. | A drama company |
| Answer» C. a wing of Indian Army | |
| 17. |
Who was the Englishman? |
| A. | Salman Rushdie |
| B. | D.H Lawrence |
| C. | George Orwell |
| D. | Stephen Spender- Editor of a British Periodical The Encounter |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
For whom was Gemini studio making films? |
| A. | for English people |
| B. | for illiterate |
| C. | for elderly peole |
| D. | for simple Tamilians who have no interest in English poetry |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
Why did everybody in the studio think of giving some work to the author? |
| A. | because of the idle appearance of his work |
| B. | because he was an office boy |
| C. | because he was a helper |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. because he was an office boy | |
| 20. |
Why was the author praying for crowd shooting at all times? |
| A. | to attract the crowd |
| B. | to avoid people |
| C. | to avoid epical narrations |
| D. | none |
| Answer» D. none | |
| 21. |
Who imitated the scenes of Sunset and Sunrise of Jotham Valley? |
| A. | Police |
| B. | Scouts of Madras |
| C. | Social Workers |
| D. | All Tamil Plays |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
The boy in the make up room was jealous of whom? |
| A. | actors |
| B. | author |
| C. | the visitor |
| D. | Subbu s success and his closeness to the boss |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Why was Subbu considered number 2 at Gemini studio? |
| A. | because of his flattery |
| B. | because of his abilities |
| C. | because of creative skills |
| D. | none |
| Answer» D. none | |
| 24. |
What is the example of National Integration in Poets and Pancakes? |
| A. | Make up department of Gemini |
| B. | rehersal room |
| C. | office of Gemini studio |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. rehersal room | |
| 25. |
How does the author come to know that English author was Stephen Spender? |
| A. | From a painting |
| B. | From the newspaper |
| C. | from a television show |
| D. | from a book- The God that failed |
| Answer» E. | |