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Entertainment and History

Every solved example, exercise, and miscellaneous question, in the order the textbook teaches them. Plus every board question asked from this chapter. · 11 questions

Exercise

11 q

Choose the correct option from the given options and complete the statement.
Ex Q1(A)(1) $\dots\dots\dots are supposed to be the first keertankar in Maharashtra.$
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Ex Q1(A)(2) $Baburao painter made the movie, \dots\dots\dots.. .$
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Ex Q1(B) $Identify and write the wrong pair in the following set. (1) Raigadala Jevha Jag Yete - Vasant Kanetkar (2) Tilak Ani Agarkar - Vishram Bedekar (3) Sashtang Namaskar - Acharya Atre (4) Ekach Pyala - Annasaheb Kirloskar$
Ex Q2 $Complete the following chart. Bhajan Keertan Lalit Bharud Characterisitcs Examples$
Write short notes :
Ex Q3(1) $Need of entertainment$
Ex Q3(2) $Marathi Theatre$
Ex Q3(3) $Entertainment and professional opportunities$
Explain the following statements with reasons.
Ex Q4(1) $Expertise in history is important in the film industry.$
Ex Q4(2) $Bharuds composed by Saint Eknath are popular in Maharashtra.$
Answer the following questions in detail.
Ex Q5(1) $Why is Maharashtra known as the land that nurtured the Indian film industry?$
Ex Q5(2) $What is Powada?$

What the board has asked from this chapter

Questions per paper · 7 papers · 2020 to 2026

March 2026

1 q

पुढील विधाने सकारण स्पष्ट करा (कोणतेही दोन) :
Explain the following statements with reasons (any two) :
Q3(4) $सकारण स्पष्ट करा : चित्रपट माध्यमात इतिहास हा विषय महत्त्वाचा आहे. Expertise in history is important in the film industry.$
Indian Film Industry

July 2025

2 q

दिलेल्या पर्यायांपैकी योग्य पर्याय निवडून विधाने पूर्ण करा :
Choose the correct option from the given options and complete the sentence :
Q1(A)(2) $महाराष्ट्राचे आद्य कीर्तनकार ____ यांना मानले जाते.____ is supposed to be the first Keertankar in Maharashtra.$
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Folk Theatre and Puppetry
पुढील प्रश्नांची सविस्तर उत्तरे लिहा (कोणतेही दोन) :
Answer the following questions in detail (any two) :
Q5(2) $दशावतारी नाटके या सांस्कृतिक लोकपरंपरेविषयी माहिती लिहा. Write information about Dashavatara Theatre in Maharashtra.$
Folk Theatre and Puppetry

March 2025

2 q

पुढीलपैकी प्रत्येक गटातील चुकीची जोडी ओळखून पुन्हा लिहा :
Identify the wrong pair in the following and rewrite it :
Q1(B)(1) $चुकीची जोडी ओळखून पुन्हा लिहा : Identify the wrong pair in the following set of Marathi plays and their playwrights, and rewrite it correctly: (i) Raigadala Jevha Jag Yete — Vasant Kanetkar (ii) Tilak ani Agarkar — Vishram Bedekar (iii) Sashtang Namaskar — Acharya Atre (iv) Ekach Pyala — Annasaheb Kirloskar$
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Marathi Theatre
पुढील विधाने सकारण स्पष्ट करा (कोणतेही दोन) :
Explain the following statements with reasons (any two) :
Q3(3) $सकारण स्पष्ट करा : चित्रपट माध्यमात इतिहास हा विषय महत्त्वाचा आहे. Expertise in History is important in the film industry.$
Indian Film Industry

July 2024

2 q

Q2(A)(3) $पुढील तक्ता पूर्ण करा : भजन भारूड गुणवैशिष्ट्ये उदाहरणे Complete the following chart. The printed chart has two columns headed 'Bhajan' and 'Bharud' and two rows labelled 'Characteristics' and 'Examples'; all four cells are blank. Bhajan Bharud Characteristics____________Examples____________$
Folk Theatre and Puppetry
Q5(4) $भारतीय चित्रपटसृष्टीची जननी अशी महाराष्ट्राची ख्याती का आहे ? ते उदाहरणासह स्पष्ट करा. Answer the following question in detail: Why is Maharashtra known as the land that nurtured the Indian Film Industry? Explain with examples.$
Indian Film Industry

	Bhajan	Bharud
Characteristics	______	______
Examples	______	______

March 2024

3 q

Q1(B)(2) $चुकीची जोडी ओळखून पुन्हा लिहा : Identify the wrong pair in the following set and rewrite it: (i) Dashavatara - Tyagraj; (ii) Khanjiri Bhajan - Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj; (iii) Keertan - Saint Namdev; (iv) Bharud - Saint Eknath.$
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Folk Theatre and Puppetry
Q2(A)(3) $पुढील तक्ता पूर्ण करा : ललित भारूड गुणवैशिष्ट्ये उदाहरणे Do as directed - Complete the following table. The printed table has two columns headed 'Lalit' and 'Bharud' and two rows labelled 'Characteristics' and 'Example'; all four cells are blank. Lalit Bharud Characteristics____________Example____________$
Folk Theatre and Puppetry
Q5(4) $दशावतारी नाटकांविषयी माहिती लिहा. Answer the following question in detail: Write about the Dashavatara theatre.$
Folk Theatre and Puppetry

	Lalit	Bharud
Characteristics	______	______
Example	______	______

March 2020

4 q

Q2(B)(2) $Write a short note on : Need of entertainment.$
Why do we need Entertainment
Read the following extract and answer the questions below : Dashavatara Theatre : Dashavatara is part of the folk theatre in Maharashtra. Dashavatara shows are presented in the regions of Konkan and Goa after harvesting season is over. The stories presented in these shows are based on the 10 incarnations of Vishnu, namely Matsya, Koorma, Varaha, Narsimha, Wamana, Parashurama, Ram, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki. At the beginning of the show sutradhara, the narrator invokes Lord Ganesha, the destroyer of obstacles. The method of acting, make-up, costumes in Dashavatara shows is set by the tradition. The show is mostly musical but sometimes there may be a few spontaneous dialogues. The characters representing gods use wooden masks. The show ends by breaking dahihandi, an earthen pot of curds, followed by aarati, singing praises of the God. In the 18th century Shyamji Naik Kale started a phad, of Dashavatara artists which used to perform all over Maharashtra. Vishnudas Bhave, the pioneer of Marathi theatre staged mythological plays by introducing some modifications in the Dashavatara style. Thus, the origins of the Marathi theatre can be traced to Dashavatara tradition.
Q4(1) $In which state Dashavatara is part of folk theatre ?$
Folk Theatre and Puppetry
Q4(2) $To whom the narrator invokes at the beginning of the show ?$
Folk Theatre and Puppetry
Q4(3) $The form of Dashavatara Folk theatre. Explain.$
Folk Theatre and Puppetry

The 7 board questions to practise first

The questions the board asked again come first, most asked first. Each one says how often and when.

Question 1
Asked 3 times: Mar 2020*, Mar 2024, Jul 2025 (* = numbers or wording changed that year)
Answer the following questions in detail (any two) :
Q5(2) $दशावतारी नाटके या सांस्कृतिक लोकपरंपरेविषयी माहिती लिहा. Write information about Dashavatara Theatre in Maharashtra.$
Question 2
Asked 2 times: Mar 2025, Mar 2026
Explain the following statements with reasons (any two) :
Q3(4) $सकारण स्पष्ट करा : चित्रपट माध्यमात इतिहास हा विषय महत्त्वाचा आहे. Expertise in history is important in the film industry.$
Question 3
Asked 2 times: Mar 2024, Jul 2024* (* = numbers or wording changed that year)
Q2(A)(3) $पुढील तक्ता पूर्ण करा : भजन भारूड गुणवैशिष्ट्ये उदाहरणे Complete the following chart. The printed chart has two columns headed 'Bhajan' and 'Bharud' and two rows labelled 'Characteristics' and 'Examples'; all four cells are blank. Bhajan Bharud Characteristics____________Examples____________$
Question 4
This type asked 2 times: Mar 2024, Mar 2025. This one: Mar 2025
Identify the wrong pair in the following and rewrite it :
Q1(B)(1) $चुकीची जोडी ओळखून पुन्हा लिहा : Identify the wrong pair in the following set of Marathi plays and their playwrights, and rewrite it correctly: (i) Raigadala Jevha Jag Yete — Vasant Kanetkar (ii) Tilak ani Agarkar — Vishram Bedekar (iii) Sashtang Namaskar — Acharya Atre (iv) Ekach Pyala — Annasaheb Kirloskar$
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Question 5
This type asked 2 times: Mar 2020, Jul 2024. This one: Jul 2024
Q5(4) $भारतीय चित्रपटसृष्टीची जननी अशी महाराष्ट्राची ख्याती का आहे ? ते उदाहरणासह स्पष्ट करा. Answer the following question in detail: Why is Maharashtra known as the land that nurtured the Indian Film Industry? Explain with examples.$
Question 6
Asked once: Mar 2024 (same type asked 2 times)
Q1(B)(2) $चुकीची जोडी ओळखून पुन्हा लिहा : Identify the wrong pair in the following set and rewrite it: (i) Dashavatara - Tyagraj; (ii) Khanjiri Bhajan - Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj; (iii) Keertan - Saint Namdev; (iv) Bharud - Saint Eknath.$
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Question 7
Asked once: Mar 2020 (same type asked 2 times)
Q2(B)(2) $Write a short note on : Need of entertainment.$

	भजन	भारूड
गुणवैशिष्ट्ये
उदाहरणे

Exercise

What the board has asked from this chapter

March 2026

July 2025

March 2025

July 2024

March 2024

March 2020

The 7 board questions to practise first

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Question 7