MP SET 2025: State Eligibility Test, Visual Art
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51. 'Rhythm' in visual composition primarily 51. ^ t:
refers to :
(A) m ^
(A) Equal distribution of weight
(B)
(B) Repetition to create movement
(C) Accuracy of proportion
(C) a^gqicf ^
(D) Use of monochromatic shades (D) "crqPFft "91^ "qri
52. Which element defines the surface
quality of an artwork ? ^qrfdT t ?
(A) Texture ' (B) Space (A) ikr (B) SRRioT
(C) Form (D) Line (C) ^ (D) fer
53. The illusion of depth on a flat surface is 53. TRddT Tm dd ^
created mainly through :
(A) Rhythm (B) Perspective (A) (B)
(C) Harmony (D) Unity (C) . (D)
54. A two-dimensional artwork mainly 54. H-aMTTt -g?^: 3W7
contains : ^f ?
(A) Height and width (A)
(B) Height and depth (B) 3lk 'rmi
(C) Width and mass (C) 37k stoqqn
(D) Form and volume (D) ^ 3^ 3TR?Fr
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55. Foreshortening is used to : 55. ^ Wik
t ?
(A) Highlight texture
(A) ^
(B) Increase tonal contrast
(B) ^
(C) Create the illusion of depth
(C) "TWrif ^ ^^ ^
(D) Simplify shapes (D) sTT^fM ^ wr ^
56. In colour theory, complementary colours 56. ^ ^ v\ ^
are based on which location on the ^f ?
colour wheel ?
(A) "TO
(A) Side by Side
(B) ^
(B) Directly opposite to each other
(C)
(C) In triads
(D) In monochromatic harmony (D) WTTOi "4*
57. Which principle helps in maintaining 57. ^ ^^ ^troi
visual equilibrium in design ? t ?
(A) Foreshortening (A) I^STiclTOi
(B) Tone (B) cIH
(C) Texture (C) "qki
(D) Balance (D)
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58. In atmospheric perspective, distant 58. ^^ ^
objects appear : t ?
(A) Sharper (A) 3#!^
(B) Warm and saturated (B) "Tri
(C) Lighter and less detailed (C) ^ ^
(D) Darker and more detailed (D) 3^ 3Tte7
59. Colours from light combine and form 59. ^ ^ 3TFTO rHcrl=b< ^
new visual sensations based on : 3IT??K ^ ^t ?
(A) Subtractive system (A) "ERM
(B) Primary colour (B) "5^^ ^
(C) Triadic (C) ^
(D) Additive system (D)
60. Study of visual perception is 60. ^ 315^ ^ ^ W W^
called : ■ t ?
(A) Optics (A) 3ffp2^
(B) Aesthetics (B)
(C) Gestalt Psychology (C) tpitfwr
(D) Chromatics (D) 5hlAfe=HH
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61. The famous tradition of Blue Pottery in
India is from : t ?
(A) Kathiawad (B) Jaipur (A) ^iPciqicll^ (B)
(C) Banaras (D) Hyderabad (C) Wmi (D)
62. 'Dhokra Casting' technique is from : 62. W ^t ?
(A) Rajasthan (A) TTSRSIFf
(B) Uttar Pradesh (B)
(C) Madhya Pradesh (0) ^
(D) Uttarakhand (D)
63. Which one of the following is a popidar 63. riMfdRsId 'mm ^
tradition craft of Banaras ? t ?
(A) Metal craft (B) Wood craft (A) ^ 1km (B) 1km
(C) Embroidery (D) Phulkari (c) (D) "jeTddft
64. Which technique is used in traditional 64. WWTd 'TTPTT^ ^Tlf' ^
'Sanganeri print' ? ^ t ?
(A) Lino cut (A)
(B) Wood block (B) OTT
(C) Silk screen (C)
(D) Tie and dye (D) zif -alk "gRl
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65. In 'Dhokara Casting Process' the moulds
are made of : t ?
(A) Brick dust and lime (A)^(fe ^
(B) Sand and lime (B) "^1^
(C) Clay and husk (C) ^^
(D) Lime and wood powder (D) ^ ^ ^
66. In which technique is 'Paraffin Wax' 66.
used ? t ?
(A) Tie and Dye (A) srk ^
(B) Block Print (B)
(C) Silk Screen Print . (C)
(D) Batik (D) cillich
67. From which place is 'Pichhvai Art' 67. 'fmif ^ ^ if ?
originated ?.
(A)
(A) Nathdwara
(B) #
(B) Bundi
(C) <Mlcbl^<
(C) Bikaner
(D)
(D) Kishangarh
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68. In photography 'ISO' stands for :
(A) Indian Standard Organization t ?
(B) International School Organization (A) Tnw
(C) International Organization for (B)
Standardization (C)
(D) Indian School Organization (D)
69. A popular Indian handicraft 'Phulkari' is
asspciated from which state ? ^ f ?
(A) Kashmir (A)
(B) Punjab .(B)
(C) Gujarat (C) TpiW
(D) Rajasthan (D)
70. 'Madhubani Paintings' have traditionally 70. fechdl* MKMRch ^
been created by : OT t" ?
(A) Only male artist (A) "3^ =hdl=hK
(B) Only Government artist (B) <^=101 cficnichK
(C) Only western women artists (C) chqtn hR-cihI Hleoii =heiict)K
(D) Traditionally women of the region (D) MK'qRcb ^^
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71. Which was the famous painting of 71. ^ W'^
'Dutch Period' in the art of'Van Gogh'? ^ SIT ?
(A) The Potato eaters (A) 3^1^
(B) Sunflower (B)
(C) Wheat field with crows (C) ^
(D) The starry night (D) ^ TlcT
72. Where is Altamira cave situated ? 72. ^crdlfHO ^ liqiT ^ 1^ t ?
(A) Spain (A)
(B) France (B) "STRT
(C) Italy (C)
(D) Austria (D)
73. Which philosopher has defined the word 73. ^^ ^ 1750
'Aesthetic' for the first time in
1750 A.D. as 'The science of sense
sensations' ?
(A) -SiPT
(A) Johann Georg Sulzer
(B) ^iwrrir
(B) Alexander Baumgarten
(C)
(C) Moses Mendelssohn
(D)
(D) Heinrich Heines
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74. It is known as 'Indian Venus' : 74. 'iteH ^ "HFT ^ t:
(A) Gaja Laxmi - Sanchi (A)
(B) Shalbhanjika - Gwalior (B) wnfeTT -
(C) - Sirima - Bharhut (C) Mm - mp
(D) Yakshi - Didarganj (D) - xkrpk
75. 'Lysippus' was a famous artist of Greek: 75. ^ ^ :
(A) Architect (B) Painter (A) cil^'=tiK (B) "f^WR
(C) Sculptor (D) Musician (C) ^rar^lcrql P) "HiteR
76. 'Oath of the Horatii' painting was created 76. -m'
by : "W ?
(A) Jacques-Louis David (A)
(B) Theodore-Gericault (B)
(C) Eugene Delacroix (C)
(D) Francisco Goya (D) IhlP-HWil Ml
77. 'The Raft of the Medusa' painting is 77. ^
related with which Ism ?
t ?
(A) Realism
(A)
(B) Impressionism
(B)
(C) Neo-Classicism
(C) HcjiJll^lqcjic^
(D) Romanticism
(D)
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78. Which painting was created by 'Edward 78. hiA' "SITT TRT
Manet' ? 8TT ?
(A) Le Dejeuner Sur 1' Herbe (A) ^
(B) Femmes Au Jardin (B)
(C) Olympia (C)
(D) Both (A) and (C) (D) ^ (A) (C)
79. What name did 'Roger Fry' give to the 79. ^
modified form found in the art of Paul ^MWRci 3TTTO ^ Wr' ^
Cezanne ? ■^TFT ?
(A) Liquid form (A) ^
(B) Dynamic form (B) JlPdHH aWR
(C) Plastic form (C)
(D) Hard form (D) 3?™:
80. Hegel was the philosopher of : 80. ^^ 8^ ?
(A) Germany (A)
(B) France (B) W
(C) Italy (C)
(D) Russia (D)
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81. Where was the famous art work titled 81. '"PRdt ^
'Dying Princess' (Marti Rajkumari) ^ "TO S7T ?
created ?
(A) ^ (B)
(A) Bagh (B) Jogimara
(C) Ajanta (D) Ellora (C) (D)
82. Who was the founder of 'Kishangarh 82. ^ ^
Style' painting ?
(A) Nagaridas (A) WRkRT
(B) Sansar Chanda (B) ^
(C) Gopinath (C) "rft#n2T
(D) Kishan Singh (D) ^
83. Who was the father of 'Kangra style' ? 83. ^ ^^ ?
(A) Govardhan Chandra (A) ^
(B) Sansar Chand (B)
(C) Raja Prithvi Singh (C) W "^8^ ftfe
(D) Nagridas (D)
84. 'Sevakram' was the leading artist of 84. ^
which art style ? ^ ?
(A) Guler Style (A) ^
(B) Kota Style (B)^
(C) Kangra Style (C) ^
(D) Patna Style
(D) ^
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85. Who was the painter of 'Santhal 85. 1^' ^ "fero
Striyan' ?
(A) Abanindranath Tagore ■ (A) trk
(B) Nandlal Bose (B)
(C) Jamini Roy (C) m
(D) Amrita Shergill (D)
86. When was the 'Calcutta group' 86. "P' ^ ^ ?
established ?
(A) 1950
(A) 1950
(B) 1947
(B) 1947
(C) 1951
(C) 1951
(D) 1943
(D) 1943
87. What is the 'Monogram' ? 87. 'iMuiH' f ?
(A) Symbol (A) ^
(B) The sum of two or more letters of (B) ^ "TO ^ ^ "^TT 378^*
any name
(C) Logotype (C)
(D) Product photography (D)
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88. Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy introduced a 88.
book ....preserved in the Berlin 1RT-
Museum, which was in Gujarat style.
(A) Geet Govind (A) "nln
(B) Rati Rahasya (B) Tfn
(C) Kalpasutra (C)
(D) Durga Saptashati (D) ^
89. In which year was the 'Progressive 89. ^ TBFPTT ^
Artists Group' founded ? ^ sit ?
(A) 1947 (A) 1947
(B) 1950 (B) 1950
(C) 1943 (C) 1943
(D) 1951 (D) 1951
90. Who was the author of the book 'The 90. l^rf^ ^
Living Tradition' ? ^:
(A) Akbar Padamsee (A)
(B) Ramkumar (B) <IM4iHK
(C) K. G. Subramanyan (C)
(D) Satish Gujral (D) B^ftB lp5Ri^
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91. What is Laotzu's ideology called in
China ? # ?
(A) ChanTsm (A)
(B) Taoism (B)
(C) Confiisiousism (C)
(D) Both (B) and (C) (D) (B) sfk (C)
92. What is described in the early illustrated
book of the Mongol period 'Manafi Al- t ?■
Haiban' ?
(A) yi^Pd^ m
(A) The description of Landscape
(B) ^^
(B) Description of animals
(C) "m
(C) Pot Painting
(D) Calligraphy painting (D)
93. Travelling among streams arid 93. ^^ ww\
mountains, who painted this painting ? dieii=hK -m t ?
(A) Li-Tang (B) Hsu-Hsi (A) (B)
(C) Fan-Kuan (D) Chu-Jui (C) -qiPT-^a^Fr (D)
94. Touch Plastering (Chui lipna) is the art 94. ^
of which tribe ? t ?
(A) Muriya (B) Rajwar (A) "gfw (B)
(C) Bhil (D) Gond (C) ^ ■ (D) Tfe
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95. What does the moon symbolize in the 95. '31^ 3TT§*' TR WT
wall painting in 'Ahoi Aathein' ? Pcb^chl t ?
(A) Coolness (A) vDcidcil
(B) Light (B)
(C) Amrit (Nectar) (C) 37^5^
(D) All of the above (D)
96, Pithora painting is the famous painting of 96. fei ^ Tffe fe
which tribe ? t ?
(A) Baiga (B) Korku (A) ^ (B)
(C) Kol (D) Bhil (C) ^ (D) ^
97. The Swastika made in Mandana is
considered to be a symbol of: RHT W t. ?
(A) Directions (B) Fire (A) (B) 3#^
(C) Sun (D) All of these (C) ^ (D) ^ "H#
98. In folk art, the artist attaches importance 98. eilchchdl "4* ^on^hK ^
to :
(A) ^
(A) Religious beliefs
(B) "qr^RTSlf ^
(B) Traditions
(C) Feelings (C) ^qT^3if ^
(D) Both (A) and (B) (D) (A) 3ik (B)
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99. Which art is seen at its pealc in the 99. TOT ^ "gfW "TOfTfcl TOT
Muriya tribe of Bastar ? -qr ^ t ?
(A) Wood carving (A) TOT
(B) Stone art (B) "qiTO TOT
(C) Betel nut art (C) TOT
(D) The art of beads (D) ^ TOIT
100. An exhibition of paintings by Basanti 100. TOt Tnif ^ feff ^ TO ^
Tahed was recently held in Madhya -qror, 2025 ■4* to*
Pradesh Tribal Museum Bhopal in
TmTO4, if i 'm 1to
November, 2025. She is a painter of
^ tachK t ?
which community ?
(A) "nfe
(A) Gond
(B) Baiga
(B) ^
(C) Bhil (C) *
(D) None of the above (D) ^ ^
101. According to Kamasutra of Vatsyayana, 101. TOTOT ^ TOJarf ^
what was the number of Arts ? *T TO ^ ?
(A) 60 (B) 07 (A) 60 (B) 07
(C) 64 (D) 74 (C) 64 (D) 74
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102. Who gave the concept of 'Vyutpatti' in 102.
the Indian Aesthetics ?
(A) Bhatt Nayak (A)
(B) Abhinavagupta (B)
(C) Vatsyayana (C)
(D) Bharatmuni (D)
103. MPdHir^d (Tf%)
103. 'Natya Shastra' was created by :
t ?
■ (A) Kalidas
(A)
(B) Anand Coomaraswamy
(B)
(C) Valmiki
(C) qiCTHlPt)
(D) Bharat Muni (D) TO
104. Who introduced the ninth Rasa 'Shant' in 104. ^ yPdHlRd
Natyashastra ? ?
(A) Abhinavagupta (A) aiP^TO
(B) Anandvardhan (B)
(C) Bharatamuni (C) TO^
(D) Bhatt Nayak (D)
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105. "Theory of imitation is the essence of 105. ^ ^ t"
art" is commonly associated with the # "qr TRif ^ 137T
names of : t ?
(A) Plato and Roger Fry (A) "SiTf
(B) Kant and Freud Sigmund (B) Chili
(C) Plato and Aristotle (C)
(D) Kant and Plato (D)
106. The theory of conscious, imconscious 106. sr^cTT sfrc Siq^lai ^ f^T^TRT
and subconscious was given by : "W STT ?
(A) Theodore Lips (A)
(B) Roger Fry (B) ^
(C) CliveBell (C) cHrll^q
(D) Sigmund Freud (D)
107. Who amongst the following was a 107. ^
famous German idealist who established
qR^^rmi
"Aesthetics as Philosophy of Beauty and
Art" ?
(A)
(A) Kant
(B)
(B) Hegel
(C)
(C) Freud
(D)^
(D) Aristotle
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108. The name 'aesthetics' first appeared in 108. "q^ ^ 1%^
'Reflections on Poetry' (1735) of : ^ yRiR^T (1735) ?
(A) Alexander Baumgarten (A) WTT^
(B) Tolstoy (B)
(C) Samuel Alexander (C)
(D) Schopenhauer (D)
109. Who gave the 'theory of Metaphysics' ? 109. ^ IWrT* ?
(A) Hegel (A)
(B) Tolstoy (B)
(C). Aristotle (C) ^
(D) CliveBell (D) ^
110. Who developed the concept of 'Critique 110. ^ STT#^' ^
of Judgement' ? Pqchf^d ^ sfl ?
(A) Croce (A)^
(B) Kant (B)
(C) Susanne Langer (C)
(D) Sigmund Freud (D) Iwf^
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111. The fourth cave of the Bagh is called by 111. iWK ^ IpPT ^ ^
this name : ;
(A) Rang Mahal (A) in
(B) Noor Mahal (B) "^33 ■'W
(C) Hathikhana (C)
(D) Pandu Cave (D) RFl ipfTT
112. In which cave are the oldest example of 112.
wall painting available in India ? ■jjqn t ?
(A) Ajanta (B) Jogimara (A) SMfiT (B) ^ntRRT
(C) Badami (D) Bagh (C) rkirI (D) RTR
113. In which sub-style of Rajasthani School 113. XmM' Rft
of Painting is 'Chavand Ragmala' rHMPtrlRsId ^ fer if
painted ? Rft Tf^ t ?
(A) Marwar (B) Aamer (A) RRRI^ (B) 3T1^
(C) Mewar (D) Kota (C) (D) Rfer
114. Maharaja Sansarchand was the patron of 114. H6KNI ^
which painting style ? si ?
(A) Kangra style (B) Awadh style
(A) ^ (B) ^
(C) Bikaner style (D) Guler style
(C) (D) "3^
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115. Artist Jhoomaklal belongs to which style 115. ^ ^ 1^* ^
of Painting ? f ?
(A) Bengal School (A) oiMiQi
(B) Garhwal Style (B)
(C) Company School (C)
(D) Bimdi School • (D)
116. Who painted 'Shahjahan in his death 116. "qr
bed' ? pcll^Cl ?
(A) k. K. Hebbar (A)
(B) S. H. Raza (B) RH. -cr^. TM
(0) Abanindra Nath Tagore (C) tnk
(D) Nandlal Bose (D)
117. Which of the following painters created
the 'Blocked Energy' concept in his fdMl^RsId cbdldiK ^
painting series ? ^t ?
(A) K. G. Subramanyam (A)
(B) Tyeb Mehta (B)
(C) Satish Gujral (C) TOkr ipHM
(D) J. Swaminathan (D)
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118. Who is the artist of painting 'Turkey 118. *1^ cfkR' ^
Cock' ? ^?
(A) Manmohan (A) Wfe
(B) Bishan Das (B) 1%^ ^
(C) Mansur (C) ^
(D) Abul Hasan (D)
119. In which medium K. G. Subramanyam 119. ^
painted 'Fairy Tales of Purvapalli' ? STRi i^cfMcrxrlV ^ t ?
(A) Mixed media (A) TTT^
(B) Ink medium (B) ^
(C) Acrylic medium- (C)
(D) Tempera medium (D)
120. Basawan was a court painter of which 120. "sram TIW ^ Wfl feRTTC
king ? 8^ ?-
(A) Htimayun (A) wi
(B) Jahangir (B)
(C) Akbar (C)
(D) Aurangzeb (D)
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121. The Magdalenian period belongs 121. ^^ ^
to : t ?
(A) Earliest upper Palaeolithic period (A) mte mmuicbicri
(B) Upper Palaeolithic period (B) 3P7T "qrwTO^r
(C) Late upper Palaeolithic period (C)
(D) Roman Art ■ (D)
122. The ivory *Lion-Human' sculpture 122. "^21 ^ ^ Wim 30,000
dated around 30,000 BCE was ^ 3rfOT ^ liidt
discovered in : t ?
(A) Germany (A)
(B) Glasgow, England (B) TvIRFTt,
(C) South Africa (C)
(D) China (D) ^
123. 'Les Demoiselles d' Avignon' by Pablo 123. '"5; cr^-sl 3TP^ Hlsoil
Picasso was painted in the year : ferat m ^^^ "nf aft ?
(A) 1919 (A) 1919
(B) 1906 (B) 1906
(C) 1907 (C) 1907
(D) 1910 (D) 1910
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124. The time period of Post-Impressionism is 124. ^ WT "fer "RHT
considered : i ?
(A) 1880-1905 (B) 1890-1960 (A) 1880-1905 (B) 1890-1960
(C) 1896-1910 (D) 1851-1915 (C) 1896-1910 (D) 1851-1915
125. The cuneiform script developed in : 125. ^ ^37T ?
(A) Sumer, Mesopotamia (A)
(B) Egypt (B) Pm
(C) Indus Valley Civilisation (C) ^
(D) Prehistoric Era (D)
126. yd1=hciK ^ ^^
126. Symbolism movement originated in :
■qnt ^ t ?
(A) Italy
(A)
(B) France
(B) W
(C) Germany
(C) ^
(D) Netherlands (D)
127. The Rosetta Stone belongs to : 127. '<^61 ^ ?
(A) Egypt (B) Mesopotamia (A) (B)
(C) Austria (D) Altamira • (C) 3Tff^ (D) STvmfw
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128. Edward Munch's famous artwork 'The 128. ^ Jfe wn 1%^
Scream' was made using :
(A) Screen Printing (A)
(B) Serigraphy (B)
(C) Wood-cut (C)
(D) Lithography (D)
129. The snake goddess sculpture was 129. ^ "SIRT ff
discovered from : t ?
(A) Crete, Knossos (A)
(B) Myceneae (B)
(C) Greece (C) iM
(D) Classical Period (D)
130. Who authored the book 'Concerning the 130. ^ 371^'
Spiritual in Art' ? el'ist'Ti "f ?
(A) Stella Cambridge (A) 4)1^^
(B) John Smith (B) "SiH iFTq
(C) John Ruskin (C)
(D) Wassily Kandinsky (D) qiRicil
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131. Which of the following pairs represents 131. PinRriUsid ^ ^
complementary colours ? t ?
(A) Red and Yellow (A) ^ITqT sfk ""tIm
(B) Red and Green (B) ^ ^
(G) Blue and Green (C) KT
(D) Yellow and Orange (D) afk
132. Which option correctly represents the 132. ^ ^ cjPici ^ #7
three basic qualities (merits) used to
describe a colour in colour theory ?
(A) "OTT, m
(A) Shade, Tint, Tone
(B) jm, RH,
(B) Hue, Value, Croma
(C) Red, Yellow, Blue (C) %TT,
(D) Warm and Cool colours (D) sSk ^
133. What is the primary characteristic of the 133. dcbHiqi ^ 3^
impasto colour technique in Painting ? ^^ t ?
(A) Using only transparent washes of (A) tfi ^ W
WTHT
colour
(B) TR
(B) Mixing colour digitally on a screen
rnmi
(C) Applying paint in thick layers with
(C) ^ tM W "4* fn
a straight knife
WTFTT
(D) Painting only with water colour
(D) ^
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134. The Sfumato technique in painting is 134. ^
best described as : ^t ?
(A) Using bold outlines to separate
(A) ^ feisif ^ 37^
forms
(B) Blending colours and tones softly to
(B) M ^ PHeltcht
eliminate sharp edges
"feRf ^
(C) Applying paint in the thick textured
layers (C) ^ tM Wif qFMT
(D) Creating patterns with repeated (D) ^ M ^
brush strokes WTT
135. Which statement correctly distinguishes 135. ^
Fresco Buono from Fresco Secco ? 3^ ^^ aTRR
(A) Fresco Buono is painted on wet t ?
plaster, while Fresco Secco is on (A) HQi'Hit
dry plaster wr t sfk ^
(B) Fresco Buono is painted on dry ^ -q^
plaster, while Fresco Secco is on (B) "qr qiNI
wet plaster t 37k terl ^^ "qi:
(0) Both techniques are done only on (C) tldl chqei 4q^Ri "q^ ^
canvas
(D) Both techniques use only oil (D) 3fl^ tq)
paints qq Rqkr ^ t
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136. In the glazing technique, what is the
main purpose of applying a thin Hcieil (rl'llA ^
transparent layer of colour over a
painting ?
(A) to make all colours appear darker (A) ^
(B) to create a sense of harmony among (B) ^
the underlying colours "3^
(C) to erase the previous colours
(C) ^ ^
completely
(D) to add thick texture, to the surface (D) "qr ^ ^
137. What is the first major step in preparing 137. "qWTO ^
the Lazaward (Lapis Lazuli) colour
according to the traditional method
WT f ?
described ?
(A) Mixing it directly with glue (A) "5^ Tifq ^
(B) Grinding the stone into a fine (B) RcSR "qrl ctiiqri.
powder in.a mortar
(C) Boiling the stone in water (C) "qcSR ^ RFft
(D) Healing it over fire to melt it (D) aim "qr ^ PMMcrlHI
138. What is the main, purpose of the 138. f^aiRR^ d^Hl^ ^
Chiaroscuro technique ? ■ t ?
(A) To create flat decorative patterns (A) "OTz
(B) To remove artwork completely by (B) ^ W
the shading (C) "RTsife #* ^ wk
(C) To use only bright primary colours
(D) To give form a solid three- (D) 3miWT-wrr mr ^
dimensional effect through light and ^ ^ ^ ^ tWhq
shadow
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139. What is the key characteristic that 139. ^ "3^ Mm ^ t ?
defines the tempera painting technique ? (A)^ ^^ ^ ^
(A) It uses an, emulsion medium,
traditionally made with substances
like egg yolk.
(B) It uses only transparent water colour (B) ^ ^ wiin
washes. f I
(C) It requires heating pigments over (C) 37FT ft' "nft RirHi
fire. t I
(D) It dissolves completely after (D) ^ 3ft ^ ft 3^
drying •5IM t I
140. What is the wash technique in painting ? 140. ft*^ ft ^ t?
(A) Applying thick opaque layer of (A) "qr fttft, ftr "q^*
colour pn canvas vRHT
(B) Mixing colours with oil to create (B) ftft ^
texture
(C) Applying a thin, transparent layer of (C) ctiMM "q^ ftr Mcieil, "qRqft^
water colour on paper ^ QIUMI
(D) Using only dry pigments without (D) R1-II "qift «iqcrl ^ ■qqft
water
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141. In which year was the Lucknow Art 141. ^ ^
School established ? ^ ?
(A) 1901 (B) 1911 (A) 1901 (B) 1911
(C) 1925 (D) 1930 (C) 1925 (D) 1930
142. By what name is this Art School known 142. 1857 i ^
today which started in 1857 AD with the
name 'Madarsa-E-Hunari' ? t" ?
(A) Rajasthan School of Art (A) ^
(B) Lucknow Art School (B) ^
(C) Calcutta School of Art (C) 4jd=b-dl ^
(D) J. J. School of Art (D) 3TR) arrf
143. Who among the following was invited by 143. TOh WWM ^
Abanindranath Tagore for teaching ^ =hetctitii
traditional Indian painting in Calcutta PHHRrifeld ^
School of Arts ? ?
(A) E. BHavell (A) "f. "1^
(B) Ishwari Prasad from Patna (B) ^
(C) Percy Brown (C) ^13^
(D) Jamini Roy (D) ^
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144. What was the primary purpose of 144. 1875 i 3TO 3#^
establishing the Mayo college of Art and
Craft, Lahore in 1875 ? ^ SIT ?
(A) To promote western modem art (A) ^ mK
exclusively (B) 'mg ^ ^
(B) To train only in architecture (C) ^M*=hlRch ^STT (oqi^wrfw)
(C) To provide high-level education in
decorative and applied arts
(D) To replace the Sikh artistic style in (D) ^ 1w ^ WRf
Punjab
145. Which of the following best iiiterprets 145. '^■hW'IIST 3T?^Hl"c!i4 441
(important changes) the impact of
^ 371^ (en^) !?1dTid 4"*
Samarendranath Gupta's principalship on
the stylistic direction of the Mayo School PiMPcrir^d ^ -qfefck 13TT ?
of Art (Lahore) ? (A) "4* ^ MTHpdd
(A) It led the dominance of Sildi Artistic ^ ^ afk aTp^T^ ^
traditions previously prevalent in
"W I
Punjab.
(B) It resulted in the complete (B) MK*MR<h HoiPd-M?
replacement ' of traditional ^ilPM-MH HkPdM ^ 3TWTT
decorative methods with European "W I
modelling.
(C) It limited the curriculum only to
(C) ^\6^shH ^ afe
wood and metal crafts, excluding
painting. TO I
(D) It increased the influence of Bengal
(D) qMnn ^ "dSTI
school style, further enriched by the
development of a distinctive style irof m irofkr faffw
by artist Mohd. Abdur Rahman
Chughtai. 1
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146. When did the first National Art 146. "fe# ^^
exhibition held in National Gallery of
Modem Art after its establishment in
Delhi ?
(A) 1955 (B) 1954
(A) 1955 (B) 1954
(C) 1956 (D)- 1965 (C) 1956 (D) 1965
147. Name the artist who taught at 'Rajasthan 147.^ ^ 'XTSRSth
School of Art' and 'Lucknow School of Cs
-sik Cv
3ffqr
Art' for many years ? 311^' ^^^ 3TE3Tm fen ?
(A) M. F. Hussain (A)
(B) Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya (B) wifer fem#?
(C) Asit Kumar Haldar (C) 3lfel
(D) Ram Kumar (D)
148. In which year was the Bombay School 148. afe (w:
of Art (Sir J. J. School of Art) 3TO 3n^) X^TFFTT "fel ^
established ? «Tt ? .
.(A) 1875 (A) 1875
(B) 1901 (B) 1901
(C) 1923 (C) 1923
(D) 1857 (D) 1857
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149. In which city is the Jahangir Art Gallery 149. "4*
located ? t ?
(A) Madras (Chennai) (A)
(B) Bombay (Mumbai) (B)^
(C) Calcutta (Kolkata) (C)
(D) Lahore (D)
150. Who established 'Kala Bhavan' (Art 150. 1920 t ^ 3im ^
School) in the premises of Shanti (STT^ ■?^) ^
Niketan in 1920 AD ? ^ ?
(A) Nandlal Hose (A) -i^Qiiei
(B) Abanindranath Tagore (B) tifk
(C) Rabindranath Tagore (C) tiik
(D) Gaganendranath Tagore (D) tnk
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