Top 50+ Solved Hayavadana MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The creature with a horse’s head and a man’s body reciting the national anthem of India in Girish Karnad’s play is
a. Roopa
b. Hayavadana
c. Bhagavata
d. Devadatta
Q. What does Padmini do when the both the men cut their heads off and die in the play ‘Hayavadana’?
a. Suggests that he seek the blessing of a goddess in Chitrakoota mountain
b. Writes poetry
c. She tries to kill her pregnant self but Kali stops her and helps bring the men back to life
d. In haste, she fits Devadatta’s head on the body of Kapila
Q. What does Kapila see in the doorway?
a. Varuna and Sonali
b. A man with the face of a horse
c. A bird with two heads
d. White and scrawny but smart
Q. Kapila belongs to a
a. Scholarly Brahmin family
b. A simple farming family
c. A blacksmith family
d. A royal family
Q. Devdatta’s special ability is
a. Shooting birds
b. Playing the Sitar
c. Writing poetry
d. Reciting the holy scriptures
Q. The Bhagavata, in Hinduism is
a. A priest
b. Half man, half animal
c. A devotee or worshipper
d. A poet
Q. The play “Hayavadana” was written by the Indian playwright
a. GirishKarnad
b. Narayana Chattopadhaya
c. Vijay Tendulkar
d. UtpalDutt
Q. The plot of “Hayavadana” comes from
a. Kathasaritsagara
b. Ramayana
c. Mahabharata
d. Bhagavat Gita
Q. Which work of Thomas Mann was the author of this play influenced by?
a. The Invisible Man
b. Hollow Man
c. The Transposed Heads
d. Dr. Frankenstein
Q. In which city is the first part of the play is set in?
a. Dharmapura
b. Dharampur
c. Dhurmapura
d. Dharmanagar
Q. Which ancient story is used in consultation to determine the true identity of a person?
a. King Vikrama
b. King Vishnu
c. King Vetala
d. King Vivek
Q. 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
Q. 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
Q. 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