Babar 2. Akbar 3. Aurangzeb 4. More Than One of The Above 5. None of The Above

1.
Mughal painting developed by:-
1. Babar
2. Akbar
3. Aurangzeb
4. More than one of the above
5. None of the above
Key Points: Mughal Painting:
 Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, and laid the foundations of Mughal
painting.
 Mughal painting is a style of South Asian miniature painting that developed in the
courts of the Mughal emperor.
 It has emerged from the Persian miniature painting tradition with
additional Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain influence.
 These paintings often revolved around themes like battles, legendary stories,
hunting scenes, mythology, etc.
2. What is the main theme of the Ajanta paintings?
1. Ram Katha
2. Krishna Leela
3. Buddha Charita
4. More than one of the above
5. None of the above
Key Points: Ajanta Painting:
 The Ajanta Caves are approximately 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments.

 The theme of Ajanta's painting is Buddha Charita.
 The themes in these paintings are both secular and religious, they do
depict some aspects of Buddhist life and rituals.
 The caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures described as among the
finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art,
 It is particularly expressive paintings that present emotions through gesture,
pose, and form.
 The Ajanta cave paintings were done using a technique called Tempera.
3. Raja Ravi Varma was famous in the field of
1. Dance
2. Literature Top
3. Music
4. Painting
Key Points
 The first true copy of the painting Indulekha by legendary artist Raja Ravi
Varma was unveiled at the Kilimanoor Palace, where the eminent artist was born
in 1848, on the occasion of his 176th birth anniversary.
 Raja Ravi Varma was a famous painter from the princely state of Travancore of
present-day Kerala state in India.
 Viceroy Lord Curzon honored him with the Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal for his
service in the furtherance of public interest.
 Few prominent works of Ravi Varma are:
o Arjuna and Subhadra
o Shantanu and Matsyagandha
o Nair Woman
o Shakuntala
o Mohini playing with a ball
o A Lady Playing Swarbat
4. Which country is known for its traditional art of paper folding called Origami?
a) China b) Japan c) India d) Cannada
5.
Which of the following names was given to this piece of art?

a) Christ Among the Doctors b)The Sleeping Gypsy
c)First Steps d) Gilles
Explanation: When Rousseau first created the painting, The Sleeping Gypsy, he
tried to sell it to the mayor of his home town. Unfortunately, the mayor did
not want it, so it as later sold to a private collection. This painting is currently
housed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
6. Find the Artist
Who created Fantastic night?
a)Bob Thompson b)Lee Jung-seob
c)Marianne von Werefkin d)Louis Wain
Explanation: Fantastic night is a Tempera and Oil on Paper Painting created by
Marianne von Werefkin in 1917. It lives in a private collection. The image is in
the Public Domain, and tagged Night, Landscape Painting and The Moon.
7. Find the painting from given information
At a price more than 400 million, the most expensive painting ever sold. It was
painted around 1500 and purchased at auction in 2019.
a) Salvator Mundi b) Joy of painting
The scream d) Mona Lisa
8. Which of the following is the famous traditional embroidery of Lucknow?

1. Phulkari
2. Madhubani
3. Chikankari
4. Kantha
Key Points
 Chikankari is a traditional embroidery style from Lucknow, India, known for its intricate
and delicate handwork.
 This craft involves creating beautiful designs on fabric using needle and thread, and it
has been practiced in Lucknow for centuries.
 Chikankari is characterized by its elegance and the quality of its stitches, which include
flat stitch, chain stitch, and shadow work among others.
 It was traditionally done on muslin cloth, but now it is practiced on various fabrics like
silk, chiffon, and cotton.
Additional Information
 Phulkari: A traditional embroidery from Punjab, characterized by vibrant, floral designs,

usually done with silk thread on cotton fabric.
 Madhubani: A style of painting from the Mithila region of Bihar, India, known for its
intricate patterns, vibrant colors, and themes that include folklore and mythology.
 Kantha: A form of embroidery often practiced by rural women in Bengal, involving
simple running stitches to make designs on quilts, sarees, and other garments.
9. Madhubani’ painting is related to which state?
1. Uttar pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Kerala
4. Tamil nadu
Key Points
 Madhubani Painting:
o It originated from the Madhubani district of Bihar.
o It is characterized by line drawings filled in by bright colours and contrasts or
patterns.
o The images of various Hindu Gods and Goddesses are depicted in these type of
paintings.
10. 'Pulikkali' is a recreational folk art form from which of the following states of India?
1. Kerala
2. Sikkim
3. Karnataka
4. Punjab
Key Points
 Pulikkali is a recreational street folk art performed on the fourth day of Onam
celebrations.
 Puli means Leopard/Tiger and Kali means Play in Malayalam.
 This folk art is mainly practiced in the Thrissur district of Kerala.
 The main theme of this folk art is tiger hunting with participants playing the role of
tiger and hunter.
 Performers paint their bodies like tigers and hunters and dance on streets to the beats of
traditional percussion instruments such as thakil, udukku and chenda.
 This folk art was introduced by Maharaja Rama Varma Sakthan Thampuran, the then
Maharaja of Cochin.
11. Which one of the following was introduced with the coming of British art in India
during the colonial period?
1. Mural art
2. Oil painting
3. Perspective
4. Miniatures
Key Points
 European artists brought with them the idea of realism.

o This was a belief that artists had to observe carefully and depict faithfully what
the eye saw.
o What the artist produced was expected to look real and lifelike.
o European artists also brought with them the technique of oil painting – a
technique with which Indian artists were not very familiar.
o Oil painting enabled artists to produce images that looked real.
 Thomas Daniell and his nephew William Daniell were the most famous of the
artists who painted within this tradition.
o They came to India in 1785 and stayed for seven years, journeying from Calcutta
to northern and southern India.
o They produced some of the most evocative picturesque landscapes of Britain’s
newly conquered territories in India.
o Their large oil paintings on canvas were regularly exhibited to select audiences in
Britain, and their albums of engravings were eagerly bought up by a British public
keen to know about Britain’s empire.
 Often, middle-class Indian artists set up printing presses and produced prints for
a wide market.
o They were trained in British art schools in new methods of life study, oil painting,
and printmaking.
o One of the most successful of these presses that were set up in late-nineteenth-
century Calcutta was the Calcutta art studio.
 Ravi Varma belonged to the family of the Maharajas of Travancore in Kerala and
was addressed as Raja.
o He mastered the Western art of oil painting and real-life study but painted themes
from Indian mythology.
o He dramatized on canvas, scenes from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata,
drawing on the theatrical performances of mythological stories that he witnessed
during his tour of the Bombay Presidency.
12. Indian Mughal paintings flourished during the rule of which Mughal Emperor?
1. Humayun
2. Akbar
3. Jahangir
4. Shah Jahan
Key Points
 During Jahangir's reign (1605-1627), Mughal Paintings reached its zenith.

 He took inspiration from his life events and pushed for paintings on those scenarios
rather than illustrations on fiction.
 His themes were mostly secular.
 He encouraged portrait, scientific studies of birds, animals, and flowers collected in
albums.
 His famous paintings include Mansur and Manohar.
 But during the reign of Aurangzeb (1659-1707), Mughal Paintings started to decline.
 While the period of Muhammad Shah experienced a short revival of the Mughal
Paintings, the onset of Shah Alam II almost made the art non-existent.
 As a result of artisans leaving Mughal emperor for the Rajput empire, the Rajput
Paintings started developing.
Important Points
 Akbar ruling period (1556-1605 AD) was known as a golden period for Mughals
Administration.
 Shah Jahan ruling period (1628-1658 AD) was a golden period for Mughal Architecture.
13. Also known as "La Gioconda," probably Leonardo da Vinci's most famous
painting is a portrait of an Italian noblewoman best known by what two-word
name?
Answer: Mona Lisa
14. Miniature painting was developed in which part of India?

A. Northern India
B. North-West India
C. Eastern India
D. North-East India
Ans. C
15. Which of the following had played an important role in Bengal School of Art?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Abanindranath Tagore
(c) E.B. Havell
(d) Ananda Kehtish
Correct Options are:
A. Both (a) and (b)
B. Both (b) and (c)
C. Both (c) and (d)
D. All of the above
Ans. D

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1.

Mughal painting developed by:-

Key Points: Mughal Painting:

2. What is the main theme of the Ajanta paintings?

Key Points: Ajanta Painting:

 The Ajanta Caves are approximately 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments.

Which of the following names was given to this piece of art?

8. Which of the following is the famous traditional embroidery of Lucknow?

 Phulkari: A traditional embroidery from Punjab, characterized by vibrant, floral designs,

9. Madhubani’ painting is related to which state?

 European artists brought with them the idea of realism.

 During Jahangir's reign (1605-1627), Mughal Paintings reached its zenith.

Answer: Mona Lisa

14. Miniature painting was developed in which part of India?

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