VISUAL ARTS
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. Stencil technique in visual art is also referred as
(1) Etching
(2) Pochoir
(3) Graffiti
(4) Islands
2. The earliest print making technique first developed as a means of
(1) Patterns on cloth
(2) Images on paper
(3) Text on paper
(4) Symbols on Billboard
3. The artist who is known to introduce etching as a medium of art expression in India.
(1) Nandalal Bose
(2) Krishna Reddy
(3) Mukul Dey
(4) Chanchal Banerjee
4. ‘Love and Death’ etching print produced about 1803 AD is made by
(1) Francisco Jose de Goya
(2) William Blake
(3) Charles Meryon
(4) Holbein Hans
5. Identify the Principal of J.J. School of art amongst the following :
(1) George Keyt
(2) Pestonji Bomanji
(3) Gladstone Solomen
(4) Januel Abedin
6. Leonardo da Vinci’s painting “The Last Supper” is painted in which medium ?
(1) Fresco
(2) Oil Paint
(3) Acrylic
(4) Water
7. Arabian Nights series of painting have been painted by :
(1) Rabindranath Tagore
(2) Abnindranath Tagore
(3) Nandalal Bose
(4) Pradosh Das Gupta
8. Group-8 is devoted to
(1) Painting
(2) Sculpture
(3) Graphic art
(4) Photography
9. Seated sculpture of Buddha found from Katra and housed in Mathura museum dates from
(1) Mauryan period
(2) Sunga period
(3) Kushana period
(4) Gupta period
10. Who is the author of Brihad Samhita ?
(1) Panini
(2) Kshemendra
(3) Abhinavgupta
(4) Varahamihira
11. Who painted the famous painting “Madona of the Long Neck” ?
(1) Parmigianino
(2) Agnolo Bronzino
(3) Raphael
(4) Antonio Allegri
12. With reference to the Greek architecture order which is the earliest one of the following ?
(1) Composite order
(2) Corinthian order
(3) Ionic order
(4) Doric order
13. Rock cut architecture of Ajanta relates to
(1) Buddhism
(2) Hinduism
(3) Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism
(4) Hinduism and Jainism
14. Composition of bronze are :
(1) Cu, Zn and Sn
(2) Al, Cu and Zn
(3) Cu, Fe and Sn
(4) Cu, Al and Fe
15. ‘Man with Dog’ is a sculpture by
(1) Auguste Rodin
(2) Aristide Maillol
(3) Dhruva Mistry
(4) Raghav Kaneria
16. The word “Macrome” goes with the work of
(1) Henry Matisse
(2) Pilo Pochkunwala
(3) Mrinalini Mukherjee
(4) Amarnath Sehgal
17. Following the invention of colour Lithography, the poster had just been born in France at the hand of
(1) Henri de Toulouse Lantrec
(2) Jules Ch’eret
(3) Edward Trojanowski
(4) Tradeusz Gronowski
18. The word ‘Graffite’ is etymologically derived from
(1) Scratch
(2) Graffito
(3) Street Art
(4) Spray Painting
19. ‘Bauhaus’ design revolution was not about style, it is about
(1) Form and Functionality
(2) Thoughts and Intuition
(3) Content and Ideas
(4) Vision and Social Reforms
20. ‘An effective ‘logo’ should be timeless, it will endure the ages.’ Probably the best example of timeless ‘logo’ is
(1) Pepsi logo
(2) Coca Cola logo
(3) Thumps Up logo
(4) KFC logo
21. Select the correct chronological sequence :
(1) Chitto Prasad, Lalit Mohan, Haren Das, Kanwal Krishna
(2) Kanwal Krishna, Lalit Mohan, Haren Das, Chitto Prasad
(3) Lalit Mohan, Kanwal Krishna, Chitto Prasad, Haren Das
(4) Kanwal Krishna, Chitto Prasad, Lalit Mohan, Haren Das
22. Arrange in chronological order :
(1) Wood block printing, Movable type, Printing press, Etching
(2) Movable type, Wood block printing, Etching, Printing press
(3) Etching, Wood block printing, Movable type, Printing press
(4) Printing press, Movable type, Wood block printing, Etching
23. Arrange the following artists in chronological order :
(1) Paussin, Rubens, Rembrandt, Titian
(2) Titian, Rubens, Paussin, Rembrandt
(3) Rubens, Rembrandt, Paussin, Titian
(4) Rembrandt, Paussin, Titian, Rubens
24. Arrange the following art schools in chronological order established at :
(1) Madras, Lahore, Calcutta, Bombay
(2) Lahore, Bombay, Madras, Calcutta
(3) Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Lahore
(4) Calcutta, Madras, Bombay, Lahore
25. Choose the correct chronological sequence of the old cities of Delhi :
(1) Siri, Tughlaquabad, Jahanpanah, Ferozabad
(2) Jahanpanah, Siri, Tughlaquabad, Ferozabad
(3) Siri, Ferozabad, Jahanpanah, Tughlaquabad
(4) Tughlaquabad, Jahanpanah, Siri, Ferozabad
26. Select the chronological sequence of monuments :
(1) Stonehenge, City of Ur, Temple of Zeus Olympios, Temple of Khons
(2) Stonehenge, City of Ur, Temple of Khons, Temple of Zeus Olympios
(3) Stonehenge, Temple of Zeus Olympios, Temple of Khons, City of Ur
(4) Temple of Zeus Olympios, Temple of Khons, City of Ur, Stonehenge
27. Arrange the artists in correct chronological sequence :
(1) Michelangelo, Donatello, Hanson, David Smith
(2) Michelangelo, Donatello, David Smith, Hanson
(3) Donatello, Michelangelo, David Smith, Hanson
(4) Donatello, Hanson, Michelangelo, David Smith
28. Select the correct sequence of sculptures in chronological order :
(1) Dancing girl, Trimurti, Chauri Bearer, Nataraj.
(2) Dancing girl, Chauri Bearer, Trimurti, Nataraj.
(3) Dancing girl, Chauri Bearer, Nataraj, Trimurti.
(4) Dancing girl, Nataraj, Trimurti, Chauri Bearer.
29. Arrange the following ‘Fonts’ in order which they appeared historically :
(1) Futura, Frutigar, Times New Roman, Garamond
(2) Times New Roman, Garamond, Frutigar, Futura
(3) Garamond, Futura, Times New Roman, Frutigar
(4) Frutigar, Garamond, Futura, Times New Roman
30. Arrange the following Olympic mascots in order in which they appeared :
(1) Wenlock, Mukmuk, Misha, Vinicius
(2) Misha, Wenlock, Vinicius, Mukmuk
(3) Mukmuk, Wenlock, Misha, Vinicius
(4) Vinicius, Mukmuk, Wenlock, Misha
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41. Assertion (A) : Burin is used predominantly by intaglio engraver. But also for relief wood engravings.
Reason (R) : Burin is a hand tool used historically in print making to spread ink on the block.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(3) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
42. Assertion (A) : Atelier 17 become pivotal in Paris and New York for artists like Picasso, Giacometti, and Miro.
Reason (R) : In 20th century, true engraving was revived as a serious art form by artist Stanley W. Hayter.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(3) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
43. Assertion (A) : Art is theory developed and applied in the presence of nature.
Reason (R) : Because without the feel of nature there is no life in the art.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(3) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
44. Assertion (A) : All Religious rituals are the execution of myth.
Reason (R) : Because Myths are the oral form of religious rituals.
(1) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(3) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
45. Assertion (A) : Gaugin left Paris for Tahiti to paint natural life.
Reason (R) : Because he felt urban culture of Paris was corrupt and much more removed from natural reality.
(1) (A) is correct, (R) is not correct.
(2) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct.
(3) (A) is correct and (R) is also correct.
(4) (A) is not correct and (R) is also not correct.
46. Assertion (A) : Colour can evoke the sense of touch by suggesting texture and temperature.
Reason (R) : Because every colour has its temperature warm or cool or some where in between.
(1) (A) is correct and (R) is also correct.
(2) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(3) (A) is not correct and (R) is also not correct.
(4) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
47. Assertion (A) : The most common transferable file formats for images are JPEG, TIFF and EPS.
Reason (R) : Other file formats, one may come across, are software specific files.
(1) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(2) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true.
48. Assertion (A) : Using animals in designing a logo is very effective method of describing a product or Company’s core attributes.
Reason (R) : Attributing animal like characteristics to people is as old as time. Neanderthal Man also used animals to depict his environment.
(1) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct reason for (A).
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
49. Assertion (A) : Paraffin wax is less used in metal casting than the bee-wax.
Reason (R) : Because Paraffin wax is harder and brittle.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(2) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect.
(3) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
50. Assertion (A) : Dhan Raj Bhagat was perhaps the pioneer in using different craft media and techniques in his sculptures.
Reason (R) : Because he received inspiration in using a variety of media from British sculpture Chadwick.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(4) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
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