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UP PGT 2016 — Art (Series A)

1 or 2 February 2019125 questions+3.4 for a correct answer, −0 for a wrong one

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Art

1. Rai Krishna Das was related to
- (a) Cinema
- (b) New Media of Art
- (c) Architecture
- (d) Art-History
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Answer: (d)
2. The most important factor for painting is
- (a) Good paper and Brush
- (b) Good landscape
- (c) Good composition
- (d) Good drawing
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Answer: (c)
3. Identify one of the Contemporary Realism is the figurative master whose powerful studies of the human body manage to convey both grittiness and love.
- (a) Piero Manzoni (1933 – 63)
- (b) Mario Merz (1925 – 2003)
- (c) Michelangelo Pistoletto
- (d) Lucian Freud (1922 – 2011)
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Answer: (d)
4. The theory of rasa is attributed to ________ a sage-priest who may have lived sometime between the 1ˢᵗ century B.C. and the 3ʳᵈ century.
- (a) Bharata
- (b) Abhinava Guptha
- (c) Thyaga Raja
- (d) Kalidasa
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Answer: (a)
5. What is the medium of Salvador Dali’s notable work, ‘Persistence of Memory’ ?
- (a) Bronze
- (b) Mural
- (c) Watercolor
- (d) Oil on canvas
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Answer: (d)
6. Uttam Pacharne is a
- (a) Chairman, Lalit Kala Academy
- (b) Chairman, Sangit Natak Academy
- (c) Chairman, Sahitya Academy
- (d) Chairman, National Museum
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Answer: (a)
7. ________ is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created in marble between 1501 and 1504 by the Italian artist Michelangelo.
- (a) Last Judgement
- (b) Madonna of the Steps
- (c) Battle of the Centaurs
- (d) David
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Answer: (d)
8. Identify two “Assemblage” artists from the below list of artists.
- (a) Robert Rauschengberg and Jim Dine
- (b) Paul Cezzane and Henri Mattisse
- (c) Vincent van Ghog and Paul Gogane
- (d) Hans Beckman and Emil Nolde
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Answer: (a)
9. Who was the designer of Rock Garden, Chandigarh ?
- (a) Charles Correa
- (b) Nek Chand
- (c) Satish Gujral
- (d) D.C. Thapar
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Answer: (b)
10. The edges of a form can be called as
- (a) Outline
- (b) Circle
- (c) Mass
- (d) Curve
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Answer: (a)
11. Polished stone tools were used in the
- (a) Palaeolithic Age
- (b) Mesolithic Age
- (c) Neolithic Age
- (d) Chalcolithic Age
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Answer: (c)
12. Rasa theory blossoms beginning with the Sanskrit text
- (a) Nātyashāstra
- (b) Kamasoothra
- (c) Sakunthala
- (d) Jataka Stories
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Answer: (a)
13. ‘Yayati’ series of painting is the creation of
- (a) A. Ramachandran
- (b) K.G. Subramanyan
- (c) Bendre
- (d) Hebbar
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Answer: (a)
14. The earliest known work of art is
- (a) Bhimbetka Petroglyphs
- (b) Badami Caves
- (c) Ajantha Caves
- (d) Edakkal Caves
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Answer: (a)
15. Identify the 18ᵗʰ Century art movement typically involved an emphasis on austere linear design in the depiction of classical events, characters and themes, using historically correct settings and costumes.
- (a) Romantic Art
- (b) Baroque Art
- (c) Neoclassical Art
- (d) Mannerism
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Answer: (c)
16. Identify the Mexican woman Surrealist and Feminist artist from the list given below.
- (a) Carolee Shneeman
- (b) Ana Mendietta
- (c) Yoko Uno
- (d) Frida Kahlo
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Answer: (d)
17. Which Art Journal is related to Uttar Pradesh ?
- (a) Kala Dirgha
- (b) Samkalin Kala
- (c) Kala Varta
- (d) Kala-Prayojan
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Answer: (a)
18. Who is the author of ‘The Secret Life of Salvador Dali’ ?
- (a) Andre Breton
- (b) George Orwel
- (c) Sigmund Freud
- (d) Salvador Dali
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19. Miniature painting was developed in which part of India ?
- (a) Northern
- (b) North-West
- (c) Eastern
- (d) North-East
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20. Michelangelo’s Moses for the tomb of Pope Julius II is made of
- (a) Fresco
- (b) Oil on canvas
- (c) Plaster of Paris
- (d) Marble
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Answer: (d)
21. Name the author of the earliest known book on Sanskrit dramaturgy.
- (a) Abhinava Gupt
- (b) Bharata Muni
- (c) Kalidasa
- (d) None of the above
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Answer: (b)
22. Artist ________ is related to Uttar Pradesh.
- (a) Dilip Tamuly
- (b) Jhon Douglas
- (c) Mukul Panwar
- (d) P. Mansaram
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23. Whose theory had the most formative intellectual influence on the philosophy of Surrealism ?
- (a) Sigmund Freud
- (b) Carl Jung
- (c) Lacan
- (d) None of the above
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Answer: (a)
24. The way that something feels when you touch it ?
- (a) Colour
- (b) Form
- (c) Line
- (d) Texture
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Answer: (d)
25. Chaura Panchasika written by
- (a) Vatsyayan
- (b) Bilhad
- (c) Yashodhar Pandit
- (d) Shashikala
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Answer: (b)
26. Identify the country from where Expressionism as an art movement was originated.
- (a) France
- (b) Italy
- (c) America
- (d) Germany
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Answer: (d)
27. What is major medium used to paint Sistine Chapal Ceiling ?
- (a) Oil Paint
- (b) Water color
- (c) Mosaic
- (d) Fresco
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Answer: (d)
28. The Neoclassical painting school attached great value to the historical accuracy of
- (a) Renaissance
- (b) Baroque
- (c) Greek style
- (d) Byzantine
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Answer: (c)
29. Well known surrealist artist Max Ernst was born in which country ?
- (a) Germany
- (b) Italy
- (c) Spain
- (d) Netherland
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Answer: (a)
30. Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury was a
- (a) Sculptor
- (b) Painter
- (c) Designer
- (d) Photographer
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Answer: (a)
31. ________ is the general term in Sanskrit for all dramatic compositions.
- (a) Natak
- (b) Rūpakā
- (c) Prakarana
- (d) Prahasana
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Answer: (b)
32. Mansoor and Manohar were famous painter of ________ court.
- (a) Shahjahan
- (b) Jahangir
- (c) Akbar
- (d) Humayun
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Answer: (b)
33. Identify one of the most well known German expressionists from the below answer.
- (a) Rembrant
- (b) Max Beckmann
- (c) Mathias Grunewald
- (d) Francesco Clemente
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Answer: (b)
34. The Well known Neoclassical painting “Oath of the Horatii” (1784) is done by
- (a) Jean-August-Dominique Ingress (1780 – 1867)
- (b) Anton Raphael
- (c) Joseph Marie Vien (1716-1809)
- (d) Jacques-Louis David
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35. The art of painting reached its climax during the period of which emperor of Medieval India ?
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Shahjahan
- (c) Jahangir
- (d) Aurangzeb
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Answer: (c)
36. Name the surrealist artist who was obsessed with birds and had a bird Alter Ego.
- (a) Max Ernst
- (b) De Chirico
- (c) Joan Miro
- (d) Paul Nash
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Answer: (a)
37. Badami Cave Temples are located in which State ?
- (a) Tamil Nadu
- (b) Maharashtra
- (c) Andhra Pradesh
- (d) Karnataka
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Answer: (d)
38. Shekhar Sen is a
- (a) Dramatist
- (b) Painter
- (c) Sculptor
- (d) Photographer
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39. Who is the print maker ?
- (a) Deepak Banerjee
- (b) Dilip Dasgupta
- (c) Pammi Lal
- (d) A.P. Gajjar
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Answer: (a)
40. Who is related to wash painting ?
- (a) Shyam Sharma
- (b) Pranam Singh
- (c) Jai Zarotia
- (d) Rajendra Prasad
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Answer: (d)
41. Which Buddhist text describes the existence of painted figures in many royal buildings ?
- (a) Vinaya Pitaka
- (b) Sut Pitaka
- (c) Abhidhamma Pitaka
- (d) None of the above
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Answer: (a)
42. Identify the well known Renaissance artist once told his apprentice, Ascanio Condivi: “However rich I may have been, I have always lived like a poor man.”
- (a) Giotto di Bondone
- (b) Donatello
- (c) Leonardo da Vinci
- (d) Michelangelo
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43. Vāstu (the plot), neta (the hero) and rasa (the sentiments) are the essential constituents of
- (a) Rūpakā
- (b) Painting
- (c) Abhinaya
- (d) Samaveda
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Answer: (a)
44. The main Neoclassical Movement coincided with the 18ᵗʰ century ________ and continued into the early 19ᵗʰ century.
- (a) Age of Enlightenment
- (b) Age of Socialism
- (c) French Revolution
- (d) Birth of Carl Marx
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Answer: (a)
45. Bagh caves are situated in
- (a) Madhya Pradesh
- (b) Uttar Pradesh
- (c) Rajasthan
- (d) Tamil Nadu
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46. Typical trait of the Expressionism is to present the world
- (a) distort the subjective world radically for emotional effect
- (b) turn the subjective world into fantacy for emotional effect
- (c) treat the subjective world very naturalistically for the emotional effect
- (d) none of the above
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Answer: (a)
47. Flowers, leaves and plants were depicted first time in the paintings of which period ?
- (a) Mughal Sultanat
- (b) Gupta Period
- (c) Delhi Sultanat
- (d) Maurya Period
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Answer: (c)
48. Known artist Gustav Courbet belonged to which artistic movement ?
- (a) Metaphysical art
- (b) Surrealism
- (c) Realism
- (d) Expressionism
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49. Name the artist who was a key figure in avant-garde French painting, sculpture, the mixed media artist and is considered the father of Object Art.
- (a) Roger de La Fresnaye
- (b) Albert Gleizes
- (c) Frank Kupka
- (d) Marcel Duchamp
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50. ‘Sanwari’ wash painting is the creation of
- (a) Badrinath Arya
- (b) Asit Kumar Haldar
- (c) Harihar Lal Merh
- (d) Sukhvir Singh Singhal
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51. Neoclassicism, in a cultural, artistic, and architectural sense, grew as a response against ________, which was seen as over-the-top and shallow.
- (a) Romanticism
- (b) Baroque
- (c) Rococo
- (d) Impressionism
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52. Who is the founder of Bharat Kala Bhawan ?
- (a) Rai Anand Krishna
- (b) Rai Krishna Das
- (c) Nawal Krishna
- (d) J. Swaminathan
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Answer: (b)
53. One of the most well known Expressionistic painting titled ‘The Scream’ is painted by
- (a) Edvard Munch
- (b) Max Beckman
- (c) Oskar Kokoschka
- (d) August Macke
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54. Elephanta Caves (Maharashtra) were built somewhere in the
- (a) 5ᵗʰ – 8ᵗʰ Century A.D.
- (b) 1ˢᵗ – 3ʳᵈ Century
- (c) 8ᵗʰ – 11ᵗʰ Century
- (d) 12ᵗʰ – 15ᵗʰ Century
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55. Identify the artist who painted “Nude Descending Staircase” (1912).
- (a) Pablo Piccaso
- (b) George Braq
- (c) De Chirico
- (d) Marcel Duchamp
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56. Name the Italian Renaissance artist , architect who formulated “Perspective technique”.
- (a) Piero di Cosimo
- (b) Paolo Uccello
- (c) Antonello da Messina
- (d) Filippo Brunelleschi
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Answer: (d)
57. Consider the following statements. 1. Hamza-nama is the first work of Mughal School 2. Tuti-nama is more developed and refined than that of Hamza-nama Select the correct answer from the following codes.
- (a) Only 1
- (b) Only 2
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 and nor 2
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58. Awatar Singh Pawar was a
- (a) Potter
- (b) Sculptor
- (c) Photographer
- (d) Print Maker
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59. When did the Expressionism art movement take place ?
- (a) Early 1500
- (b) Early 1600
- (c) Early 1800
- (d) Early 1900
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60. The most well known German expressionists are
- (a) Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, Lionel Feininger, George Grosz
- (b) Picasso, Georges Braque and Albert Gleizes
- (c) Fernand Leger, Robert Delaunay, Henri Laurens and Constantin Brancusi
- (d) None of the above
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61. Henri Matisse is a ________ artist.
- (a) Cubist
- (b) Surrealist
- (c) Impressionist
- (d) Fauvist
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62. Expressionist artists sought to express meaning of ________ rather than physical reality.
- (a) Philosophical effect
- (b) Romantic effect
- (c) Emotional experience
- (d) Poetic experience
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63. Dr. Radha Kamal Mookerji was a Chairman of
- (a) Lok Kala Sangrahalaya, Uttar Pradesh
- (b) College of Arts and Crafts, Lucknow
- (c) Lalit Kala Academi, New Delhi
- (d) State Lalit Kala Akademi, Uttar Pradesh
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64. The period of Ajanta paintings belongs to
- (a) Shathavahana and Gupta
- (b) Chalukyas
- (c) Mughals
- (d) Mauryas
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65. The ‘Three singer’ painting by a Dutch draughtsman, painter and printmaker, the name is
- (a) Raphael
- (b) Vincent Van Gogh
- (c) Rambrandt
- (d) Dali
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66. Who was the painter of Academic style ?
- (a) Sridhar Mahapatra
- (b) Sukhvir Singhal
- (c) Raghunath Mahapatra
- (d) Nityanand Mahapatra
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67. What famous painting did Edvard Munch paint four versions of ?
- (a) Red Horses
- (b) The Scream
- (c) Lady in a Green Jacket
- (d) The Storm
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68. Piero della Francesca was an Italian painter of the
- (a) Gothic Period
- (b) Early Renaissance
- (c) Medieval Period
- (d) Rococo Period
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69. Name one of the famous surrealist artist who founded the “ Metaphysical Art”.
- (a) Max Ernst
- (b) Antre Breton
- (c) De Chirico
- (d) Salvador Dali
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70. Select the right statement about Bundi painting.
- (a) Characters of Bengali landscape
- (b) Colours of Rajasthani Culture
- (c) Similar to Ajantha painting
- (d) Naturalistic Landscapes
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Answer: (b)
71. Alexander Calder was one of the founder member of one of most important art movement in modern art. Identify the art movement.
- (a) Romantic Art
- (b) Kinetic Art
- (c) Post Impressionist
- (d) Realism
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72. Name one of the founder member of ‘The Blue Rider’ group
- (a) Egon Schiele
- (b) Henri Matisse
- (c) Franz Marc
- (d) Claude Monet
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73. What is necessary for creating harmony in parting ?
- (a) avoid unnecessary elements
- (b) use appropriate texture
- (c) variation of colours and tones
- (d) all of these
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74. What characteristic was typical of Expressionist art ?
- (a) Art that conveyed emotion rather than reality
- (b) Distorted and exaggerated subjects
- (c) Vivid and shocking colors
- (d) All of the above
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Answer: (a)
75. Dr. Jyotish Joshi was the Editor of
- (a) Kala Dirgha
- (b) Samkalin Kala
- (c) Lalit Kala
- (d) Kala Traimasik
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76. Which type of subjects are mainly painted in company paintings ?
- (a) Landscape
- (b) Local people
- (c) War
- (d) Court
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Answer: (b)
77. Who wrote surrealist Manifesto ?
- (a) Andre Breton
- (b) Salvador Dali
- (c) Max Ernst
- (d) Joan Miro
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Answer: (a)
78. Leonardo da Vinci was a true genius who graced this world with his presence from
- (a) 1452 to 1519
- (b) 1340 to 1397
- (c) 1470 to 1527
- (d) 1510 to 1567
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79. Piero della Francesca’s most famous work “The History of the True Cross” in the Church of San Francesco is a
- (a) Oil Painting
- (b) Tempera
- (c) Water color
- (d) Fresco
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80. Gustav Courbet was born in
- (a) England
- (b) Holand
- (c) Greece
- (d) France
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81. Which Austrian artist had his Expressionist art displayed in the German magazine ‘The Storm’ ?
- (a) Franz Marc
- (b) Max Beckman
- (c) Edvard Munch
- (d) Oskar Kokoschka
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82. Statue of Unity is designed by
- (a) Subodh Gupta
- (b) Ram Sutar
- (c) Madan Lal
- (d) Robin David
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83. It is a highly-charged, impulsive style of abstract gestural painting during which paint is energetically splashed, spilt or dribbled onto a canvas, usually placed face-up on the floor. Identify style.
- (a) Assemblage Art
- (b) Collage Art
- (c) Performance Art
- (d) Action Painting
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84. “Simplicity is the Ultimate sophistication”. This famous quote is from a well known Italian Renaissance artist.
- (a) Sandro Botticelli
- (b) Domenico Ghirlandaio
- (c) Pietro Perugino
- (d) Leonardo Da Vinci
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85. Nihal Chand belongs to which style of Painting ?
- (a) Rajput
- (b) Kishangarh
- (c) Kangra style
- (d) Mughal style
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86. Who painted the well known work The Flagellation of Christ (probably 1455–1460) is a painting also known as an “enigmatic little painting” ?
- (a) Sandro Botticelli
- (b) Michelangelo
- (c) Masaccio
- (d) Piero della Francesca’s
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87. Kshitindra Nath Majumdar belonged to which art school ?
- (a) Pahari
- (b) Rajasthani
- (c) Bengal
- (d) Mysore
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88. Which artist painted ‘The Large Red Horses’ and was a founding member of the Blue Rider group ?
- (a) Franz Marc
- (b) August Macke
- (c) Max Beckman
- (d) Oskar Kokoschka
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89. ________ began as a philosophical movement that said the way to find truth in the world was through the subconscious mind and dreams, rather than through logical thought.
- (a) Expressionism
- (b) Impressionism
- (c) Romanticism
- (d) Surrealism
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90. Kripal Singh Shekhawat is related to
- (a) Architecture
- (b) Wood Sculpture
- (c) Blue Pottery
- (d) Photography
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91. Identify one of the most important artist of “Action Painting”.
- (a) Marcel Duchamp
- (b) Paul Klee
- (c) Joan Miro
- (d) Jackson Pollock
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92. A modern form of contemporary art movement which gives priority to an ‘idea’ presented by visual means that are themselves secondary to the idea.
- (a) Realistic Movement
- (b) Conceptual Art
- (c) Feminist Movement
- (d) Metaphysical Art
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93. The leader of Bengal School was
- (a) Abanindranath Tagore
- (b) J.P. Gangooli
- (c) Jamini Roy
- (d) K.G. Subramaniam
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Answer: (a)
94. Who was the editor of Marg magazine ?
- (a) Sawmitra Mohan
- (b) Vinod Bharadwaj
- (c) Mulkraj Anand
- (d) Anand Krishna
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95. Virgin of the Rocks, also called the “Madonna of the Rocks” which dates to 1483, in period of Renaissance art. Identify the Artist.
- (a) Michelangelo
- (b) Leonardo Da Vinci
- (c) Donattello
- (d) Giotto DiBondone
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96. Who is the author of Bhartiya Murtikala (Nagari Pracharini Sabha, Kashi) ?
- (a) Kalyan Krishna
- (b) Anand Krishna
- (c) Kanwal Krishna
- (d) Rai Krishna Das
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97. The most important artist of American Abstract Expressionism of the 1940s and 1950s, is
- (a) Jackson Pollock
- (b) Kathe Kolwics
- (c) Edward Manet
- (d) None of the above
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98. Michelangelo was born in
- (a) France
- (b) Italy
- (c) Ugoslavia
- (d) Bolivia
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99. Which leading member of the Blue Rider group painted ‘Lady in a Green Jacket’ ?
- (a) Franz Marc
- (b) August Macke
- (c) Max Beckman
- (d) Oskar Kokoschka
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100. In 1905 a group of four German artist, led by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, formed ________ in the city of Dresden.
- (a) Die Brucke
- (b) Positivism
- (c) Avant-Garde
- (d) Modernism Movement
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Answer: (a)
101. In 1495, ________ began what would become one of history’s most influential works of art - The Last Supper.
- (a) Michelangelo
- (b) Rapheal
- (c) Sandro Botticelli
- (d) Leonardo Da Vinci
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102. Name the artist who is considered as the so-called father of Conceptual Art.
- (a) Marcel Duchamp
- (b) Salvador Dali
- (c) Piccaso
- (d) None of the above
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103. Choose wrong statement about Raja Ravi Varma.
- (a) He used Maharastrian ladies as his models.
- (b) He was a member of Bombay progressive group.
- (c) He established printing press.
- (d) He died in 1906.
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104. The well known artist Salvador Dali belonged to which art movement ?
- (a) Cubist
- (b) Pointilist
- (c) Impressionist
- (d) Surrealist
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105. The name “action-painting” was first used in 1952 by the American critic. Name the art critic.
- (a) Harold Rosenberg
- (b) Herbert Reed
- (c) Lucy Lippard
- (d) Robert Roshenberg
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106. Name the Artist who created two of the most influential works the history of Western art: the scenes from Genesis on the ceilling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome and The Last Judgment on its altar wall.
- (a) Leonardo Da Vinci
- (b) Masaccio
- (c) Piero della Franscesca
- (d) Michelangelo
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107. ________ considered by many to be the greatest of the Surrealist painters who was a Spanish.
- (a) Giorgio de Chirico
- (b) Paul Klee
- (c) Joan Miro
- (d) Salvador Dali
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108. Ellora caves belongs to the period of
- (a) Rashtrakuta
- (b) Chalukyas
- (c) Mughal
- (d) Vijayanagara
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109. ________ is characterized by extreme simplicity of form and a deliberate lack of expressive content.
- (a) Surrealism
- (b) Minimalism
- (c) Cubism
- (d) Conceptualism
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110. A black and white painting can be called as
- (a) Intaglio
- (b) Local colour
- (c) Monochrome
- (d) Monologue
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111. Prayag Shukla was the editor of
- (a) Rang Prasang
- (b) Kala Varta
- (c) Kala Dirgha
- (d) Kala Prayojan
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Answer: (a)
112. A set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty is called
- (a) Harmony
- (b) Balance
- (c) Sincretic
- (d) Aesthetics
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Answer: (d)
113. The roots of the German Expressionist school lay in the works of ________ and ________ whom in the period 1885-1900 evolved a highly personal painting style.
- (a) Paul Cezanne and Georges Seurat
- (b) Emil Nolde and Otto Muller
- (c) Vincent Van Gogh and Edvard Munch
- (d) Oskar Kokoschka and Egon Schiele
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114. One of the most important surrealist is nicknamed “The Pope of Surrealism”, was the movement’s founder and chief theorist. Identify the name.
- (a) Man Ray
- (b) Edward Wadsworth
- (c) Jean Arp
- (d) Andre Breton
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115. Which inscription written on Sanchi Stupa ?
- (a) Brahmi
- (b) Devnagri
- (c) Cuneiform
- (d) Kharoshthi
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116. In which country Salvador Dali was born ?
- (a) England
- (b) Germany
- (c) Italy
- (d) Spain
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117. Select the right answer about the famous painting Shakuntala.
- (a) Lady turning towards backside and pretending to remove thorn.
- (b) A lady and swan.
- (c) A lady with a lamp.
- (d) A lady with veena in her hand.
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118. One of the most Important Minimalist artist is
- (a) Carl Andre
- (b) Paul Klee
- (c) Wassily Kandinsky
- (d) Wilfredo Lam
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119. Srilal Shukla is author of
- (a) Gaban
- (b) Rag Darbari
- (c) Suhag Ke Nupur
- (d) Guzista Lucknow
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120. ‘Akbarnama’ the Akabar’s official Biography illustrated by
- (a) Bishan Das
- (b) Basawan
- (c) Bichittar
- (d) Abual Hasan
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121. The surrealist art movement was started by French poet ________ who wrote the Surrealist Manifesto in 1924.
- (a) Andre Breton
- (b) Joan Miro
- (c) Yves Tanguy
- (d) Paul Klee
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Answer: (a)
122. Who is the author of ‘Vrihad Kala Kosh’ ?
- (a) Jyotish Joshi
- (b) Roop Narayan Batham
- (c) Shekhar Sen
- (d) Vinod Bharadwaj
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123. Name an artist who was one of the most important surrealist and a central figure in avant-garde art of the early 20ᵗʰ century
- (a) Man Ray
- (b) George Gross
- (c) Salvador Dali
- (d) Paul Nash
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124. Michelangelo was born on 6 March ________ in Caprese.
- (a) 1245
- (b) 1475
- (c) 1678
- (d) 1120
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125. ________ deliberately rejected abstract art, choosing instead to depict down-to-earth subjects in a straight forward naturalistic manner.
- (a) Contemporary Realists
- (b) Dadaist
- (c) Pop Artists
- (d) Conceptual Artist
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Answer key

Answer key from the U.P. Secondary Education Services Selection Board’s official answer key for this sitting. “—” means the key gave none: the question was deleted.

Art

Q 1: (d)
Q 2: (c)
Q 3: (d)
Q 4: (a)
Q 5: (d)
Q 6: (a)
Q 7: (d)
Q 8: (a)
Q 9: (b)
Q 10: (a)
Q 11: (c)
Q 12: (a)
Q 13: (a)
Q 14: (a)
Q 15: (c)
Q 16: (d)
Q 17: (a)
Q 18: (d)
Q 19: (c)
Q 20: (d)
Q 21: (b)
Q 22: (c)
Q 23: (a)
Q 24: (d)
Q 25: (b)
Q 26: (d)
Q 27: (d)
Q 28: (c)
Q 29: (a)
Q 30: (a)
Q 31: (b)
Q 32: (b)
Q 33: (b)
Q 34: (d)
Q 35: (c)
Q 36: (a)
Q 37: (d)
Q 38: (a)
Q 39: (a)
Q 40: (d)
Q 41: (a)
Q 42: (d)
Q 43: (a)
Q 44: (a)
Q 45: (a)
Q 46: (a)
Q 47: (c)
Q 48: (c)
Q 49: (d)
Q 50: (a)
Q 51: (c)
Q 52: (b)
Q 53: (a)
Q 54: (a)
Q 55: (d)
Q 56: (d)
Q 57: (d)
Q 58: (b)
Q 59: (d)
Q 60: (a)
Q 61: (d)
Q 62: (c)
Q 63: (d)
Q 64: (a)
Q 65: (c)
Q 66: —
Q 67: (b)
Q 68: (b)
Q 69: (c)
Q 70: (b)
Q 71: (b)
Q 72: (c)
Q 73: (d)
Q 74: (a)
Q 75: (b)
Q 76: (b)
Q 77: (a)
Q 78: (a)
Q 79: (d)
Q 80: (d)
Q 81: (d)
Q 82: (b)
Q 83: (d)
Q 84: (d)
Q 85: (b)
Q 86: (d)
Q 87: (c)
Q 88: (a)
Q 89: (d)
Q 90: (c)
Q 91: (d)
Q 92: (b)
Q 93: (a)
Q 94: (c)
Q 95: (b)
Q 96: (d)
Q 97: (a)
Q 98: (b)
Q 99: (b)
Q 100: (a)
Q 101: (d)
Q 102: (a)
Q 103: (b)
Q 104: (d)
Q 105: (a)
Q 106: (d)
Q 107: (d)
Q 108: (a)
Q 109: (b)
Q 110: (c)
Q 111: (a)
Q 112: (d)
Q 113: (c)
Q 114: (d)
Q 115: (a)
Q 116: (d)
Q 117: (a)
Q 118: (a)
Q 119: (b)
Q 120: —
Q 121: (a)
Q 122: (d)
Q 123: (a)
Q 124: (b)
Q 125: (a)