- Chapter: Poets and Pancakes
- Author: Asokamitran
- Number of Questions: 10
- Target: Class 12th Board Exam
Let’s Start
1. What was the “Pancake”?
- Brand name of a salon
- Name of make-up artist
- Brand name of make-up material
- Nmae of a Studio
See Answer
Answer: 3. Brand name of make-up material
Explanation: Pancake was the brand name of a make-up material that Gemini Studio bought.
2. Who was Greta Garbo?
- A Swedish Actress who won oscor
- An Indian Actress who won oscar
- A swedish Silent Actress
- Both 1 & 3
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Answer: 4. Both 1 & 3
Explanation: None
3. The make-up department was first headed by a –
- Bengali
- Marathi
- Andhra
- Kannada
See Answer
Answer: 1. Bengali
Explanation: None
4. Who was the Boss of Gemini Studios?
- Byron
- Vasan
- Shelley
- Frank Buchman
See Answer
Answer: 2. Vasan
Explanation: None
5. Vasan was also the editor of popular Tamil weekly named –
- Cinema Vikatan
- Anandam Vikatan
- Ananda Viketan
- Ananda Vikatan
See Answer
Answer: 4. Ananda Vikatan
Explanation: None
6. Who was the English visitor to the studio ?
- Stephen Spender
- Richard Wright
- Andre Gide
- None of the above
See Answer
Answer: 1. Stephen Spender
Explanation: None
7. What does “The God That Failed” refers to?
- A Play
- A Story
- A Book
- None of the above
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Answer: 3. A Book
Explanation: None
8. Who was Subbu’s Principal?
- S.S. Vasan
- The Author
- Dharwar Kannadiga
- None of the above
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Answer: 1. S.S. Vasan
Explanation: None
9. Which two plays of MRA ran several shows in Madras?
- The Encounter and Jotham Valley
- Jotham Valley and The Forgotten Factor
- The Encounter and The Forgotten Factor
- Jotham Valley and The Forgotten Encounter
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Answer: 2. Jotham Valley and The Forgotten Factor
Explanation: None
10. Who wrote Ghandi’s biography “The Life Of Mahatma Gandhi” ?
- Louis Fischer
- Arthur Koestler
- Richard Wright
- Oscar Wilde
See Answer
Answer: 1. Louis Fischer
Explanation: None