Step 1: Plan.
Use the home base of each theatre person as a map position and sort from east to west.
Step 2: Locate each.
Ratan Thiyam: Chorus Repertory Theatre, Imphal, at the eastern edge.
Utpal Dutt: Little Theatre Group, Kolkata, next to the west of Manipur.
Habib Tanvir: Naya Theatre, Bhopal, in the middle of the country.
Jabbar Patel: Pune and Mumbai, on the western side.
Step 3: Write the sequence.
D first, then A, then B, then C.
Step 4: Compare.
Choice 1 begins with B, so it is wrong.
Choice 2 puts C before B, so it is wrong.
Choice 3 reads D, A, B, C, so it is correct.
Choice 4 runs the other way, so it is wrong.
Always read the options slowly and match each name with a clear fact you know about it. Names that sound close can belong to very different traditions, so do not guess from the sound of a name alone. Writing the key fact next to each name, as done above, makes the elimination quick and safe. This habit also helps in similar questions on theatre personalities, plays and groups.
Final Answer:
The sequence D, A, B, C is option 3.
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