Concept:
This question tests geographical knowledge of prominent theatre education institutions across India, requiring a mapping from the northern states down to the west/south.
Step 1: Mapping the institutions to their cities and states.
The institutions are located in the following cities:
• Department of Indian theatre: Chandigarh (North India).
• Bhartendu Natya Academy: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
• Drama Department, R.M.T. (Raja Mansingh Tomar) University: Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
• M.G. (Mahatma Gandhi) Antarashtriya Hindi Vishwa Vidhyalaya: Wardha, Maharashtra.
• Mumbai Vishwa Vidhyalaya: Mumbai, Maharashtra (Further south than Wardha).
Arranging these from North to South results in the sequence A-B-C-D-E.