1. Theodore Gericault was a famous European painter. He represented to which art movement?
(A) Mannerism
(B) Neo-classicism
(C) Romanticism
(D) Realism
Answer: (C)
2. Name the artist who is considered as the leading signature in Earth Art.
(A) Rockne Krebs
(B) Richard Lippold
(C) Robert Smithson
(D) Donald Judd
Answer: (C)
3. Who is known as the father of Indian Archaeology?
(A) Sir John Marshall
(B) Sir Mortimer Wheeler
(C) Sir Alexander Cunningham
(D) Sir Marc Aurel Stein
Answer: (C)
4. Regarding the Kandariya Mahadeo Temple at Khajuraho, which characteristic does not fit in from the following options?
(A) Double Latin Cross
(B) High Podium
(C) Sandhara Prakara
(D) Latina type Shikhara
Answer: (D)
5. Who painted “King, Vulture and Griffin”?
(A) Mansur
(B) Basawan
(C) Bihzad
(D) Mir Sayyad Ali
Answer: (A)
6. When did Picasso paint “Man with Violin”?
(A) 1912
(B) 1916
(C) 1918
(D) 1930
Answer: (A)
7. After whom is the process “Tonking” named in oil-painting?
(A) Sir Jean Tonk
(B) Jean Dubuffet
(C) Sir Henry Tonk
(D) Pablo Picasso
Answer: (C)
8. In which cave at Ajanta is the “Sibi Jataka” painted?
(A) Cave No. 24
(B) Cave No. 18
(C) Cave No. 1
(D) Cave No. 21
Answer: (Wrong question)
9. Why is grease added to the ground in printmaking?
(A) It is a lubricant.
(B) It produces soft-ground.
(C) It produces a transparent base.
(D) It is a component of tusche.
Answer: (D)
10. Where was printing technique first evolved?
(A) India
(B) Japan
(C) China
(D) Germany
Answer: (C)
11. How is traditional Japanese woodcut printing executed?
(A) Using photographic equipment
(B) By hand
(C) Through Computer
(D) By hand-press machine
Answer: (B)
12. Who has popularized color viscosity printing among the following?
(A) Carol Summers
(B) Paul Lingran
(C) Stanley Hayter
(D) William Blake
Answer: (C)
13. Ramkinkar Baij did sculptures mostly in which medium?
(A) Clay
(B) Marble
(C) Cement Concrete
(D) Graniteü
Answer: (C)
14. The term Ceramics implies the importance of which of the following?
(A) Clay body
(B) Surface treatment
(C) Glaze
(D) Composition
Answer: (Wrong question)
15. What is patina?
(A) Paint coating
(B) Chemical reaction
(C) Scrubbing of surface
(D) Washing of surface
Answer: (B)
16. Abdul Gaffer Khan’s portrait was made by
(A) Sarbari Roy Chowdhury
(B) Pradosh Das Gupta
(C) Dhanraj Bhagat
(D) Sankho Chaudhary
Answer: (D)
17. “Moulin Rouge” is one of the famous posters of
(A) Toulouse Lautrec
(B) Jules Cheret
(C) Salvador Dali
(D) Pablo Picasso
Answer: (A)
18. The font “Helvetica” was developed in 1957 by Swiss designers
(A) Max Miedinger with Edward Hoffman
(B) Paul Rand with Saul Bass
(C) Piyush Pandey with Prasoon Joshi
(D) Piet Mondrian with Peter Max
Answer: (A)
19. Which poster-artist is associated with “Art Nouveau”?
(A) Alphonse Mucha
(B) Ian Lenica
(C) Pierre Bonnard
(D) Peter Max
Answer: (A)
20. “Times Roman” is a widely used typeface which falls in the category of
(A) Uncial
(B) Serif
(C) Sans-serif
(D) Script
Answer: (B)
21. Choose the correct chronological sequence of the following rock-cut architectures:
(A) Ajanta Cave XIV, Karle, Bhaja chaitya, Lomas Rishi cave
(B) Lomas Rishi cave, Bhaja chaitya, Karle, Ajanta Cave XIV
(C) Karle, Ajanta Cave XIV, Bhaja chaitya, Lomas Rishi cave
(D) Lomas Rishi cave, Karle, Ajanta Cave XIV, Bhaja chaitya
Answer: (B)
22. Choose the correct chronological sequence of the buildings:
(A) Dome of Rock, Hagia Sophia, Chartres Cathedral, St. Peter’s in Vatican
(B) Chartres Cathedral, Hagia Sophia, St. Peter’s in Vatican, Dome of Rock
(C) Hagia Sophia, St. Peter’s in Vatican, Chartres Cathedral, Dome of Rock
(D) St. Peter’s in Vatican, Hagia Sophia, Dome of Rock, Chartres Cathedral
Answer: (A)
23. Select the correct chronological sequence of the paintings:
(A) Impression Sunrise, Glass of Absinthe, Starry Night, Man with violin
(B) Starry Night, Man with violin, Impression Sunrise, Glass of Absinthe
(C) Man with violin, Impression Sunrise, Glass of Absinthe, Starry Night
(D) Glass of Absinthe, Starry Night, Impression Sunrise, Man with violin
Answer: (A)
24. Select the correct sequence in printmaking procedure:
(A) nitric acid, acid proof ground, resin dust, printing
(B) nitric acid, resin dust, printing, acid proof ground
(C) resin dust, acid proof ground, nitric acid, printing
(D) resin dust, printing, nitric acid, acid proof ground
Answer: (C)
25. Select the correct chronological sequence for the following printmakers:
(A) Palaniappan, Y.K. Shukla, Anant Nikam, Laxma Goud
(B) Y.K. Shukla, Laxma Goud, Palaniappan, Anant Nikam
(C) Laxma Goud, Anant Nikam, Y.K. Shukla, Palaniappan
(D) Palaniappan, Laxma Goud, Anant Nikam, Y.K. Shukla
Answer: (B)
26. Select the correct chronological sequence for the following artists:
(A) Paul Cezanne, Rembrandt Van Rijn, Jacques-Louis David, Giotto di Bondone
(B) Rembrandt Van Rijn, Giotto di Bondone, Jacques-Louis David, Paul Cezanne
(C) Giotto di Bondone, Rembrandt Van Rijn, Jacques-Louis David, Paul Cezanne
(D) Jacques-Louis David, Paul Cezanne, Giotto di Bondone, Rembrandt van Rijn
Answer: (C)
27. Select the correct sequence of the ad agencies in terms of inception:
(A) J.W. Thompson, Ogilvy & Mather, McCann Erickson, FCB Ulka
(B) J.W. Thompson, McCann Erickson, Ogilvy & Mather, FCB Ulka
(C) FCB Ulka, J.W. Thompson, Ogilvy & Mather, McCann Erickson
(D) Ogilvy & Mather, McCann Erickson, J.W. Thompson, FCB Ulka
Answer: (B)
28. Select the correct chronological sequence with respect to seniority of these advertising stalwarts:
(A) Leo Burnett, Rosser Reeves, David Ogilvy, William Bernbach
(B) William Bernbach, Leo Burnett, Rosser Reeves, David Ogilvy
(C) Rosser Reeves, William Bernbach, David Ogilvy, Leo Burnett
(D) William Bernbach, Rosser Reeves, Leo Burnett, David Ogilvy
Answer: (A)
29. Place in chronological order the following sculptors who were famed for wood carving:
(A) Sankho Chaudhury, Mahendra Pandya, Dhanraj Bhagat, Chintamani Kar
(B) Dhanraj Bhagat, Chintamani Kar, Sankho Chaudhury, Mahendra Pandya
(C) Chintamani Kar, Sankho Chaudhury, Mahendra Pandya, Dhanraj Bhagat
(D) Chintamani Kar, Dhanraj Bhagat, Sankho Chaudhury,Mahendra Pandya
Answer: (B)
30. Place in sequence the procedure for metal casting.
(A) Waste mould, piece mould, waxing, investment mould
(B) Waxing, investment mould, waste mould, piece mould
(C) Waste mould, waxing, investment mould, piece mould
(D) Investment mould, waste mould, waxing, piece mould
Answer: (A)
31. Assertion (A): Silk Screen printing process is adopted in many other fields.
Reason (R): Because it is a versatile medium.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
Answer: (C)
32. Assertion (A): Wood engraving and woodcut have been printmaking media used extensively for expression and publicity.
Reason (R): Because wood is an easily available medium and easy to engrave.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Answer: (D)
33. Assertion (A): While composing a sculpture, maximum flexibility and freedom can be exercised in the medium of bronze casting as compared to other media.
Reason (R): Bronze sculptures, once cast cannot break therefore any types of shapes can be explored.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(C) But (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) But (A) and (R) are incorrect.
Answer: (A)
34. Assertion (A): Balbir Singh Katt did the tallest sculptures in marble and sandstone.
Reason (R): Balbir Singh Katt liked working in hard material.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
Answer: (A)
35. Assertion (A): Company painting is a synthesis of European and Indian pictorial characteristics.
Reason (R): Company painting was the result of Indian painters painting for European patrons.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) are (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) are (R) are incorrect.
Answer: (C)
36. Assertion (A): Benode Behari Mukherjee was blind when he did the 1972 tile-mural in Shantiniketan.
Reason (R): Because he was completely blind from birth.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
Answer: (A)
37. Assertion (A): In Tughlaq architecture walls were made of rubble stones plastered but bartered.
Reason (R): Because bartered wall being made of rubble and mortar gives more stability and strength to defence.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
Answer: (C)
38. Assertion (A): Sgraffito is a technique much popularized by the French artist Jean Dubuffet.
Reason (R): Jean Dubuffet invented this technique because it was easy for reproduction of copies of paintings.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
Answer: (A)
39. Assertion (A): It becomes necessary for the companies to simplify their “Logos”, with the advent of internet and fax machines.
Reason (R): Because memorability and recognition is accountable to the simplicity of the logo.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
Answer: (C)
40. Assertion (A): Colour offers an instantaneous method for conveying meaning and message without words.
Reason (R): Because colour and psychology for branding are unlinked.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
Answer: (A)
41. Match the following:
a. Intuition i. Roger Fry
b. Communication ii. Benddotte Croce
c. Imitation iii. Leo Tolstoy
d. Formalism iv. Plato
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) i iv iii ii
Answer: (B)
42. Match the following:
a. Teli ka Mandir i. Mount Abu
b. Vaital Deul ii. Bheraghat, Jabalpur
c. Chausath Yogini iii. Gwalior Fort
d. Vimal Vasahi iv. Bhubaneswar
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) i ii iv iii
(D) ii i iii iv
Answer: (A)
43. Match the following:
a. William Stanley Hayter i. Movable letter type
b. Sene Felder ii. Print from wood block on both side of paper
c. John Gutenberg iii. Colour viscosity
d. Carol Summers iv. Lithography
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv i ii iii
Answer: (C)
44. Match the following:
a. Roulette i. carry colour to other end
b. Brayer ii. texture on metal plate
c. Iron Levigator iii. printing
d. Squeezee iv. graining stone
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii i iv ii
(B) iv ii i iii
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) ii iii iv i
Answer: (B)
45. Match the following:
a. Vaishali i. Surya temple
b. Konark ii. Asokan pillar
c. Mohenjodaro iii. Stupa
d. Sanchi iv. Great Bath
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) iv i ii iii
Answer: (B)
46. Match the following:
a. Nagji Patel i. Bronze
b. Latika Katt ii. Stone
c. Pritpal Singh Ladi iii. Fiber glass
d. Meera Mukherjee iv. Brass
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv i ii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) ii i iv iii
Answer: (C)
47. Match the following:
a. Aleque Padamsee i. Paa
b. Piyush Pandey ii. “Lalita-ji” in Surf
c. R. Balki iii. “Thanda matlab Cocacola”
d. Prasoon Joshi iv. Vodafone Zoozoo
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iv i iii
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) i iv iii ii
Answer: (A)
48. Match the following:
a. Persistence of Memory i. Amrita Sher Gil
b. “Black lines” ii. Gaganendranath Tagore
c. “Brahmacharis” iii. Salvador Dali
d. “The Atrium” iv. Wassily Kandisnsky
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv i ii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) ii iii iv i
Answer: (A)
49. Match the following:
a. Watercolour i. Shower of tiny dots
b. Impasto ii. Each colour mixed with white
c. Spattering iii. Transparent colours
d. Gouache iv. Very thick colours
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) ii i iv iii
Answer: (C)
50. Match the following ad philosophers with their famous headlines
a. “At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in this Rolls Royce comes from the electric clock”
i. Rosser Reeves
b. “Think small” campaign for Vodafone Beetle ii. David Ogilvy
c. “There is an inherent drama in every product” iii. Leo Burnett
d. “Buy this product and you will get this specific benefit” iv. William Bernbach
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iv iii i
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) i iv iii ii
Answer: (B)