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PPQuiz_Indian Paintings and Art_9 April2022

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These kind of paintings were made for British clients by Indian artists

a)

Kalighat

b)

Abstract

c)

Absurdist

d)

Company Paintings

2.

Which school in West Bengal was a premier arts institute?

a)

Presidency

b)

Shantiniketan

c)

Bethune College

d)

Jadhavpur

3.

Which kind of painting is this?

a)

Warli

b)

Saura

c)

Bhil

d)

Khovar

4.

Which art is practiced by communities like Theyyampadi Nambiars, Theeyadi Nambiars, and Kurups?

a)

Kalamezhuthu

b)

Kavad

c)

Aripoma

d)

Pattachitra

5.

Thia Badhia is a popular motif depicted in which art form from Odisha?

a)

Saura

b)

Pattachitra

c)

Dhokra

d)

Brass and Bell carving

6.

............................. paintings are created by the women of the Deewaru community in Karnataka

a)

Cheriyal

b)

Mandala

c)

Chittara

d)

Warli

7.

Artist Jamini Roy was the forerunner of which art form?

a)

Alpana

b)

Kalighat

c)

Dokra

d)

Purulia

8.

Bal Chanda, V. S. Gaitonde, Manishi Dey practice which art form?

a)

Kalighat

b)

Mysore

c)

Company Painting

d)

Indian Modern Art

9.

Identify this popular art form from Andhra Pradesh

a)

Tholu Bommalata

b)

Kalamkari

c)

Nirmal Painting

d)

Cheriyal

10.

This wall and floor art form is practiced in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh

a)

Bhil

b)

Phad

c)

Mandana

d)

Sorai

11.

The Rajput paintings originated in the Rajputana royal courts around the .............................. centuries.

a)

14th and 15th

b)

15th and 16th

c)

16th and 17th

d)

17th and 18th

12.

Which type of folk art consists of motifs like 'Ele’, ‘Nili Kocchu’, ‘Basinga Nili’?

a)

Kalighat

b)

Mysore

c)

Pattachitra

d)

Chittara

13.

......................................... is called the father of Modern Indian Art

a)

Ramkinkar Baij

b)

Raja Ravi Varma

c)

M.F. Hussain

d)

Jamini Roy

14.

......................................... is the method of laying a coat of transparent paint over a dry painting

a)

Dry Brushing

b)

Sgraffito

c)

Underpainting

d)

Glazing

15.

What are the scrolls used in Cheriyal paintings made of?

a)

Cotton

b)

Canvas

c)

Khadi

d)

Acrylic

16.

Raghunatha Mohapatra is a ............................. artist

a)

Mysore Painting

b)

Modern

c)

Pattachitra

d)

Saura

17.

Which form of Pattachitra depicts the five headed form of Lord Ganesha?

a)

Krishna Lila

b)

Panchmukhi

c)

Dasabatara Pati

d)

Thia Badhia

18.

Phads also showcase the tale of heroes like ...............................

a)

Rana Pratap

b)

Prithviraj Chauhan

c)

Sawai Jai Singh

d)

Pulakeshin II

19.

Sohrai and Khovar are painted by women belonging to ........................

a)

Kolkata

b)

Jharkhand

c)

Andhra Pradesh

d)

Uttar Pradesh

20.

Which colours are common in Phad paintings?

a)

White, yellow, blue

b)

Orange, green, purple

c)

Orange, white, blue

d)

Red, yellow, orange

21.

Which type of Pattachitra painting shows the incarnations of Lord Vishnu?

a)

Dasabtara Patti

b)

Krishna Lila

c)

Panchamukhi

d)

Thia Badhia

22.

Cheriyal scroll painting is a modified version of the .................... art

a)

Kalamkari

b)

Mandana

c)

Nakashi

d)

Rajput

23.

Which kind of painting is this?

a)

Chittara

b)

Rajput

c)

Kalamezhuthu

d)

Kalighat

24.

Who are the artists who make Kalighat paintings?

a)

Patuas

b)

Kalamkars

c)

Kathaakars

d)

Suthars

25.

Which art form is this?

a)

Aripoma

b)

Rangoli

c)

Saura

d)

Kalamezhuthu

26.

Which painting is made on a base of cow dung, rati or clay, water, and red ochre?

a)

Kalamezhuthu

b)

Mysore

c)

Tanjore

d)

Mandana

27.

Rajasthani and .......................... are two schools of Rajput paintings

a)

Kangra

b)

Kairali

c)

Kota

d)

Pahari

28.

Which art form is done by the members of the Suthar community?

a)

Kavad

b)

Mysore

c)

Bhil

d)

Warli

29.

Saura paintings are also called ........................

a)

Ikkat

b)

Ikon

c)

Inaphi

d)

Warli

30.

Bhil paintings are traditionally created on the ......................................

a)

Floor

b)

Roof

c)

Walls

d)

Pillars

31.

Kalamezhuthu is practiced as an offering to the goddess .................................

a)

Meenakshi

b)

Yellama

c)

Renuka

d)

Bhadrakali

32.

Which painting is also called Dhuli Chitram because it is done with powdered colours?

a)

Alpana

b)

Kalamezhuthu

c)

Phad

d)

Pattachitra

33.

The carpenters who make kavads are called .........................

a)

Chitrakars

b)

Patuas

c)

Suthars

d)

Bhat

34.

Kavads are made in .................................

a)

Udaipur

b)

Kota

c)

Ranakpur

d)

Chittorgarh

35.

People create Sohrai art during ..............................

a)

Weddings

b)

Birthdays

c)

Harvest Season

d)

Baby Showers

36.

The word Khovar comes from ‘Kho’ meaning ........................ and ‘Var’ meaning husband

a)

Home

b)

Market

c)

Mandap

d)

Cave

37.

What is the reed pen used in Kalamkari called?

a)

Wasali

b)

Chittara

c)

Kalam

d)

Kaudi

38.

Which painting uses a gesso paste and gold file to give it a life-like effect?

a)

Mysore

b)

Tanjore

c)

Karagattam

d)

Tholu Bommalata

39.

................................. refer to large artworks done on solid structures like the walls and floors of temples

a)

Scroll Paintings

b)

Sculptures

c)

Murals

d)

Miniatures

40.

Removing paint when it is wet using a cloth or pointed object to create grass, and hair is called .................................

a)

Blocking

b)

Hatching

c)

Scratching

d)

Sgraffito

41.

Identify this popular art form from Bihar

a)

Khovar

b)

Sohrai

c)

Madhubani

d)

Khatwa

42.

Who is this Indian artists famous for paintings like Damayanti and the Swan, Lady with a Fruit, Lady in Moonlight, and Shakuntala?

a)

M.F. Hussain

b)

Raja Ravi Varma

c)

Satish Gujral

d)

Tyeb Mehta

43.

Cheriyal scrolls are as long as ................................. in length

a)

60 feet

b)

45 feet

c)

50 feet

d)

20 feet

44.

Kalamkari is derived from two words, kalam meaning pen, and kari meaning ...........................................

a)

Carpentry

b)

Storytelling

c)

Quilling

d)

Craftsmanship

45.

How old is the Kavad art form?

a)

500 years

b)

120 years

c)

300 years

d)

200 years

46.

................................ paintings are traditionally black and white?

a)

Warli

b)

Khovar

c)

Madhubani

d)

Phad

47.

Women create ................................ paintings on mud houses as an offer of thanks to the forces of nature

a)

Chittara

b)

Alpana

c)

Cheriyal

d)

Sohrai

48.

Which of these art forms does not belong to any of the states in South India?

a)

Cheriyal

b)

Chittara

c)

Saura

d)

Kalamezhuthu

49.

........................................ art is a portable story-telling tool that also acts as a temporary place of worship

a)

Khovar

b)

Phad

c)

Kavad

d)

Pattachitra

50.

Which Rajasthani form of painting is it?

a)

Pahari

b)

Rajputana

c)

Kavad

d)

Phad