Set 5 | Important Indian Paintings MCQs 2024

Correct Answer is A.

• Thangka paintings belonged to Sikkim State. These are a medium of reverence through which the highest ideals of Buddhism were evoked.
• Thangkas are created on cotton canvas and often framed with silk.
• There are three types of thangkas – One depicts the life of Buddha, Second is more abstract, Third One often used as a tool for meditation.

Correct Answer is B.

• Kohvar and Sohrai paintings are from Jharkhand. These are delicate and beautiful but the art form faces the threat of extinction.
• These paintings may be religious or secular but are relevant to a woman’s world.
• Kohvar art celebrates marriage.
• Sohrai celebrates bumper crops.
• The colours used are all natural.

Correct Answer is C.

• Phad paintings belonged to Rajasthan. It is mainly a religious form of scroll painting depicting folk deities like Pabuji.
• The 30 or 15 feet long canvas or cloth that it is painted on is called phad.

Correct Answer is A.

• Kolam Rangoli is the name given to the art of rangoli in southern parts of the country, mainly the state of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
• The Hindu residing in these parts make use of this art form on a large scale.
• The design usually comprises a symmetric line drawing.
• Limestone and red brick powder are also used on special occasions.

Correct Answer is C.

• These paintings obtained from the rock shelters and caves of Vindhyanchal are known as Kandra(cave) paintings of the state in Mirzapur district.
• Cave paintings of Sonbhadra and Chitrakoot depict the scenes of hunting, war, festivals, dances, romantic life and animals.
• It seems that these paintings belong to the Mesolithic and Neolithic age.
• These cave paintings are obtained from Morhana mountain, Baghaikhor, Likhni and Ghodmangar, etc.
• The credit for the discovery of these rock shelters of Mirzapur goes to Archibald Carlleyle for the first time.

Correct Answer is A.

• Braj style paintings are also known as Mathura style paintings. These paintings majorly portray the life events and scenes of the life of Lord Krishna.
• This style provides life to the paintings of love, nature and emotional expressions.
• Vaishnava Dharmacharya was the initiator of the innovation of the Braj style.

Correct Answer is C.

• Humayun, when returned from his exile, brought two eminent painters(Mir Sayyid Ali and Khwaja Abdus Samad) with him.
• These two painters, on the instructions of Humayun, painted various paintings including the famous ‘Khamsa of Nizami’.
• The golden era of arts and paintings occurred under the reign of Jahangir.
• The ‘Gallery of Art’ was built by Jahangir.

Correct Answer is A.

• This style of painting came into being in the 15^th century. These paintings reached their zenith at the time of Bundelkhand King Orchha when he developed the temple of Keshav Dev in Mathura.
• This style is influenced by the Rajdarbar style which is renowned for the style of its colouring pattern.
• These paintings based on local festivals like Karwa Chauth, Deepawali, Ahoi Ashtami, nag Panchmi etc.

Correct Answer is B.

• Paintings in Uttar Pradesh were flourishing even during the independence struggle. In 1911, ‘Arts and Craft University’ was established in Lucknow.
• With this, the beginning of modern art started in the early 20^th century.
• It is also known as ‘The Lucknow College of Arts and Crafts’ or the ‘Government College of Arts and Crafts’ or simply the, ‘College of Arts and Crafts’.

Correct Answer is D.

• ‘Tempa’ and ‘Vash’ art style are the art forms that were started in Lucknow by Aseet Kumar Das in 1925 after getting inspired from the works of Rabindranath Tagore and Avni Babu.