Multiple Choice Questions From (POETS AND PANCAKES)--6

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1. Pancakes was the brand name of ………………………..…in the Gemini studios.

(a) Make up material           (b) Make up face             (c) Cream                              (d) None 

 

2. Who was the founder of the Gemini studios?

(a) Ashokamitran               (b) K. Subbu                 (c) The office boy               (d) S.S. Vasan

 

3. Where was the Gemini studios located?

(a) In Chennai               (b) In Mumbai                 (c) In Kolkata            (d) In Lokhandwala

 

4. How many dozens of large mirrors were there in the Gemini studios?

(a) A dozen                  (b) Two dozen                    (c) Half a dozen                  (d) Zero dozen

 

5. What was known as the “fiery misery” in the Gemini studios?

(a) Story department                                                                (b) Make-up department                 

(c) Studios                                                                                            (d) Shooting location 

 

6. The Gemini studios was the symbol of ……………………………………………………

(a) The best films                                                                                               (b) The best studios               

(c) The nationality                                                                               (d) National integration 

 

7. How much percent did outdoor shooting of film use to shoot in the Gemini studios?

(a) 5%                               (b) 10%                                 (c) 20%                                           (d) 12% 

 

8. What was the work of the office boy in the Gemini studios?

(a) Shoot the film                                                                                           (b) Handle the camera        

(c) Paint the faces of crowd players                                               (d) Writing scripts

 

9. Who had entered the studios years ago in the hope of becoming a star actor or top screen writer director or lyrics writer?

(a) Ashokamitran                (b) The office boy             (c) S.S. Vasan                 (d) K. Subbu

 

10.What was the work of the author in the Gemini studios?

(a) Helping in shooting                                                                                         (b) Making coffee         

(c) Tearing the news paper                                                               (d) Writing the stories

 

11. What was the No. of Kothamangalam Subbu in the Gemini studios?

(a) In No.2                 (b) In No.4                            (c) In No.7                                 (d) In No.3

 

12. Thillana Mohanambal is a ……………………………..…………………………………...

(a) Poem                      (b) The book                        (c) A novel                                  (d) A story

 

13. What was the uniform for the people of the Gemini studios?

(a) Dhoti and kurta                                                                          (b) Khadi dhoti with shirt                      

(c) Pant and shirt                                                                              (d) None

 

14. Name the poet who had worked in the Gemini studios?

(a) Umesh sang             (b) Sahir Ludhiyanvi            (c) Krishna Sastry          (d) Payarelal

 

15. When did Frank’s Buchman’s Moral Re-armament army visit Madras?

(a) 1945                             (b) 1946                               (c) 1943                                          (d) 1952

 

16. Name those two plays presented by Moral Re-armament army in the Gemini studios?

(a) Jotham Valley & The Forgotten Factor                        (b) Macbeth & As you like it 

(c) Dr. Faustus & Adonis                                                                     (d) None

 

17. Who was that poet visited the Gemini Studios?

(a) William Wordsworth     (b) Stephen Spender      (c) William Blak     (d) Robert Frost

 

18. Which book did the author buy paying fifty paisa?

(a) The Communism      (b) The dark side     (c) The God that failed  (d) The filmistaan 

 

19. Name the author of the story “Poets and pancakes”?

(a) Ashokamitran             (b) Ramanand                 (c) S.S. Vasan                (d) Manikhand

 

20.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

 

21. 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

 

22. 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

 

23. How many people were there in MRA group?
(a) 150               (b) 180                 (c) 140                (d) 200 people from 20 nationalities

 

24. Why was Subbu termed as ‘many sided genius’?
(a) his flattery                                                                                                   (b) gossip style
(c) interaction with other                                    (d) ability to create and manage things

 

25. Which plays were presented by MRA in Madras?
(a) Macbeth                                                                                                                          (b) Othello
(c) A doll’s house                                      (d) Jetham Valley and The Forgotten Factors

 

26. What qualities was Subbu admired for ?
(a) acting, writing filmmaking skills and the management skills
(b) acting and writing
(c) flattery
(d) gossips

 

27. Who was Subbu’s enemy?
(a) no one          (b) the author             (c) actors           (d) The boy in the makeup room

 

28. Why was MRA invited to Gemini studio?
(a) To show their play                                                   (b) Because of political affiliations
(c) because of political influence                                 (d) none

 

29. Why did he visit the studio?
(a) to deliver a speech                                                            (b) to gossip with the workers
(c) to check the workers                                                                   (d) to know the film making

 

30. What does he bring to the notice of readers through this write up?
(a) movies and different roles                                                    (b) heroines and their tantrums
(c) heroines and make up                                      (d) Independent India and its infancy

  

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