WorksheetsARTS 8 - QUARTER 3 - South, West, Central Asian Art
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
It is a festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs all around the world in October or November. It symbolizes the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and
knowledge over ignorance.
Diwali
Rangoli
Kathak
Mehndi
It is a sacred Indian folk art wherein the patterns are created on the floor, in
living rooms, or courtyards.
Diwali
Rangoli
Kathak
Mehndi
(a) is a symbolic diagram used in the performance of sacred rites and as an instrument for meditation.
(a) is the traditional art of painting the hands, feet, or body with a paste made from the powdered dried leaves of the henna plant.
Moguls contributed to the enrichment of Indian culture, in painting and in architecture. Which is the most splendid example architecture of India built in 1632 by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife?
Taj Mahal
Borubudur
Humayun's Tomb
Tomb of Jahangir
The 30 rock-cut cave monuments of Maharashtra India that date back from the 2nd century BCE to the 600 CE, including paintings and sculptures considered to be masterpieces of Buddhist religious art , as well as frescos
that are reminiscent of the Sigiriya paintings in Sri Lanka.
Ajanta Caves
Barabar Caves
Bhaja Caves
Kanheri Caves
It is one of the most indigenous popular art forms in Pakistan, in which typical trucks are painted and designed with images of idealized landscapes, famous
personalities, flowers and trees turned village lanes, city streets and long-distance highways into a national gallery without walls, a free-form, kaleidoscopic exhibition in perpetual motion.
Mobile painting
Truck painting
Sedan painting
Mural Painting
Which of the following is true about South Asian art?
South Asian arts are the literary, performing and visual arts of
Afganistan, India,Pakistan,Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldives, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
South Asian arts are the literary, performing and visual arts of
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyztan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and
Uzbekistan.
South Asian arts are the literary, performing and visual arts of China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan.
South Asian arts are the literary, performing and visual arts of the Greater Middle East
Which is true about Tibetan mandala?
It is a spiritual and ritual symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism,
representing the universe.
Its’ circular design symbolizes the idea that life is never ending and everything is connected.
Its’ sacred symbols are used for meditation, prayer, healing and art therapy for both adults and children.
All of the above.
Which performing art from India is defined as the art of storytelling through dance, song and music?
Kathak
Wayang Kulit
Goreng
Kabuki
