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VISUAL ARTS-  PAGE 1

VISUAL ARTS MCQs

1. Name the painter of “The Scream”
(A) Edward Munch
(B) James Ensor
(C) Frans Halfs
(D) Salvador Dali
Ans: (A)
 
2. Who created the famous sculpture ‘the Thinker’?
(A) Marcel Duchamp
(B) Jean Arp
(C) Calder
(D) August Rodin
Ans: (D)
 
3. Which provincial Indo-Islamic style is represented by the famous monument Jahaj Mahal?
(A) Imperial Delhi
(B) Malwa
(C) Deccan
(D) Gujarat
Ans: (B)
 
4. In which museum famous Gupta sculpture Govardhandhari is housed?
(A) National Museum, New Delhi
(B) Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal
(C) Bharat Kala Bhawan, Varanasi
(D) Kala Bhawan, Shantiniketan
Ans: (C)
 
5. Nat Mandap of Konark Sun Temple is located separately on a high plinth. Where is it?
(A) In front of Jagmohan
(B) South of the Garbhgriha
(C) North of Garbhgriha
(D) In the backyard of Garbhgriha
Ans: (A)
 
6. Who wrote the first review of art exposition called Salon de Refuser?
(A) Roger Fry
(B) Le Roy
(C) Claude Monet
(D) Herbert Read
Ans: (B)
 
7. Select the correct chronological sequence for the following artists’ groups:(A) Progressive Artists’ Group, Delhi Shilpi Chakra, Group 1890, Cholamandal
(B) Delhi Shilpi Chakra, Progressive Artists’ Group, Cholamandal, Group 1890
(C) Group 1890, Progressive Artists’ Group, Cholamandal, Delhi Shilpi Chakra
(D) Cholamandal, Group 1890, Delhi Shilpi Chakra, Progressive Artists’ Group
Ans: (A)
 

8. Plaster of Paris is made of
(A) Sandstone
(B) Limestone
(C) Gypsum
(D) Marble stone
Ans: (C)
 
9. Melting temperature for bronze
(A) 700 °C
(B) 980 °C
(C) 1400 °C
(D) 1800 °C
Ans: (C)
 
10. Marx Earnst associated with
(A) Surrealism
(B) Futurism
(C) Post-modernism
(D) Dadaism
Ans: (A)
 
11. The artists those initially formed the calcutta Group were
(A) Nandalal Bose, Asit Haldar, Jamini Roy, Abani Sen
(B) Nirode Mazumdar, Gopal Ghose, Rathin Maitra, Subho Tagore
(C)Abanindranath Tagore, Sunayani Debi, Hemanta Misra, Jamini Roy
(D) Ramkinkar Baij,Gobardhan Ash, Ramendranath Chakraborty, Somenath Hore
Ans: (B)
 
12. ‘Gates of Paradise’ was created by
(A) Auguste Rodin
(B) Lorenzo Ghiberti
(C) Masaccio
(D) Brunelleschi
Ans: (B)
 
13. After the drawing on litho stone the washout solution is spread, so that
(A) Stone gets smooth
(B) Drawing black pigments come out and grease set in the stone
(C) Drawing image carved
(D) Stone becomes more sensitive
Ans: (B)
 
14. Aluminium is etched by
(A) Caustic soda
(B) Nitric acid
(C) Ferric chloride
(D) Sulphuric acid
Ans: (A)
 
15. Soft ground process is used for
(A) Fine drawing
(B) Transfer the texture from textural material
(C) Polishing plate
(D) Separating grease from ink
Ans: (B)
 
16. First movable types was invented by
(A) Homer
(B) Eric Gill
(C) Carol Summer
(D) John Guttenberg
Ans: (D)
 
17. In wood-cut sometime print-maker take advantage in his design.
(A) Wood hardness
(B) Wood softness
(C) Natural wood texture
(D) Wood smoothness
Ans: (C)
 
18. Acid used for copper plate etching
(A) Hydrochloric acid
(B) Ferric chloric acid
(C) Sulphuric acid
(D) Nitric acid
Ans: (B)
 
19. The major weakness of T.V. as an advertising medium is
(A) Limited audience
(B) Too many ads grouped together
(C) They are too expensive
(D) They are too boring
Ans: (B)
 
20. The most important element of an ad’s copy is
(A) The competitive edge
(B) The buyer benefit
(C) The message
(D) The headline
Ans: (C)
 
21. SWOT analysis is best appreciated in context of
(A) Campaign planning
(B) Public relations
(C) Profit performance
(D) Marketing analysis
Ans: (D)
 
22. The most important objective of an ad is
(A) The promise it makes
(B) Its originality
(C) Its ability to appeal
(D) Its professionalism
Ans: (A)
 
23. Campaign planning has been incorporated in adv. from
(A) Military Planning
(B) Social Planning
(C) Economic Planning
(D) Political Planning
Ans: (A)
 
24. “Tag line” is also known as
(A) Jaw line
(B) Punch line
(C) Fix line
(D) Thin line
Ans: (B)
 
25. In which year Picasso worked for his blue period?
(A) 1900 – 1901
(B) 1901 – 1904
(C) 1904 – 1908
(D) 1905 – 1910
Ans: (B)
 
26. “Line has the power of colour”, who said?
(A) Corot
(B) Degas
(C) Paul Gauguin
(D) Goya
Ans: (C)
 
27. “Painting is the art of hollowing a Nsurface” said by
(A) Goya
(B) Manet
(C) Degas
(D) Seurat
Ans: (D)
 
28. Who said the colour is perspective?
(A) Cezanne
(B) Corot
(C) Goya
(D) Redon
Ans: (A)
 
29. The famous artist who painted ‘Three Women’ in oil.
(A) Jamini Roy
(B) Amrita Shergil
(C) Raja Ravi Verma
(D) A.N. Tagore
Ans: (B)
 
30. What is the title of Pran Nath Mago’s painting?
(A) Catching Fish
(B) Haldi Grinder
(C) Mother and Child
(D) Autumn
Ans: (A)
 
31. Assertion (A): For every work of fine art appropriate combination of imagination, abstraction and expression are essential.
Reason (R): In creation of art, imagination helps to make image, abstraction is concerned with structure of form and expression is responsible for emotion.
(A) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct.
(B) (A) and (R) both are correct.
(C) (A) is correct, (R) is not correct.
(D) (A) and (R) both are not correct.
Ans: (B)
 
32. Assertion (A): Early rock cut architecture in India clearly bears the imprint of wooden architecture.
Reason (R): Because in the period between end of Harappa and 6th/5th century BCE wooden architecture was in vogue in India and later shifted to durable stone medium.
(A) (A) is partially correct, (R) is correct.
(B) (A) is correct, (R) is partially correct.
(C) (A) and (R) both are partially correct.
(D) (A) and (R) both are correct.
Ans: (D)
 
33. Assertion (A): Michelangelo in his later phase left some part of his sculptures deliberately unfinished.
Reason (R): He grew old and was more interested in painting.
(A) (A) and (R) both are not correct.
(B) (A) is correct, (R) is not correct.
(C) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct.
(D) (A) and (R) both are correct.
Ans: (B)
 
34. Assertion (A): Henry Moore did not aim at beauty which pleases only.
Reason (R): Because his works have a pent-up power as in primitive sculptures.
(A) (A) is not correct (R) is correct.
(B) (A) and (R) both are correct.
(C) (A) is correct (R) is not correct.
(D) (A) and (R) both are not correct.
Ans: (B)
 
35. Assertion (A): All great art grow out of a unifying ideal.
Reason (R): Because great art always evokes life only.
(A) (A) is not correct (R) is correct.
(B) (A) is correct (R) is not correct.
(C) (A) and (R) both are correct.
(D) (A) and (R) both are not correct.
Ans: (C)
 
36. Assertion (A): Visual Literacy is not like verbal literacy.
Reason (R): As we have to learn to read and write, we have not to learn to ‘read’ the visual world.
(A) (A) is correct (R) is not correct.
(B) (A) and (R) both are not correct.
(C) (A) is not correct (R) is correct.
(D) (A) and (R) both are correct.
Ans: (B)
 
37. Assertion (A): Edward Munch is well known painter also done woodcut and lithography.
Reason (R): Those day’s artist does not have satisfaction in only one medium and technic of art.
(A) (A) is correct (R) is wrong.
(B) (A) and (R) both are not correct.
(C) (A) and (R) both are correct.
(D) (A) is wrong (R) is correct.
Ans: (C)
 
38. Assertion (A): Smoking the plate, helps soft ground to dry and closing the pin holes.
Reason (R): When the very thin soft ground applied on plate, so print maker has to close the pin holes with normal ground.
(A) (A) and (R) both are not correct.
(B) (A) and (R) both are correct.
(C) (A) is correct (R) is wrong.
(D) (A) is wrong (R) is correct.
Ans: (C)
 
39. Assertion (A): Paul Gaugin was painter and also did prints.
Reason (R): Paul Gaugin was inspired in Tahiti Island by its nature and women.
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect (R) is correct.
(C) (A) and (R) both are correct.
(D) (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
Ans: (A)
 
40. Assertion (A): Persistence of vision explains that images if shown in fast succession, the human eye would perceive them as moving.
Reason (R): Persistence of vision is a phenomenon used for flip books.
(A) (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct (R) is not correct.
(C) (A) and (R) are not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct (R) is correct.
Ans: (A)
 
41. Assertion (A): Tertiary colours are also referred to as analogous colours with respect to the colour wheel.
Reason (R): Tertiary colours are situated between the primary and secondary colours with respect to the colour wheel.
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is not correct.
(B) (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is not correct and (R) is correct.
(D) (A) and (R) are not correct.
Ans: (C)
 
42. Assertion (A): In design, balance, emphasis, rhythm, unity and contrast are the principles with which design is made.
Reason (R): In design line, shape, texture space, size and value are the elements determining how the design is made.
(A) (A) and (R) are not correct.
(B) (A) is correct and (R) is not correct.
(C) (A) is not correct and (R) is correct.
(D) (A) and (R) both are correct.
Ans: (D)
 
43. Assertion (A): Prehistoric rock paintings reflect mostly hunting scenes and wild animals.
Reason (R): Because life of primitive society was largely based on hunting animals.
(A) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct.
(B) (A) is incorrect and (R) is incorrect.
(C) (A) is correct and (R) is correct.
(D) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect.
Ans: (C)
 
44. Assertion (A): Dry brush stroke technique is used in oil and water colour painting.
Reason (R): Dry brush strokes create a special texture on surface.
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is correct.
(B) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct.
(C) (A) is incorrect and (R) is incorrect.
(D) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect.
Ans: (A)
 
45. Assertion (A): In Mughal painting of Akabari period horizon is always drawn higher as compared to later painting.
Reason (R): During the Akbar period Mughal Empire expanding, so in painting he wanted to capture ground activities going on in his domain.
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is correct and (R) is correct.
(C) (A) is incorrect and (R) is incorrect.
(D) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct.
Ans: (B)
 
46. Select the correct sequence of the structure of Buddhist Stupa from bottom to top:
(A)Chhatravali, Harmika, Andbhag, Medhi
(B) Medhi, Andbhag, Harmika, Chhatravali
(C) Medhi, Harmika, Andbhag, Chhatravali
(D) Medhi, Chhatravali, Andbhag, Harmika
Ans: (B)
 
47. Select the correct chronological sequence of the western monuments:
(A) Parthenon of Acropolis, Colloseum of Rome, Hagia Sophia, Cathedral of Rheims
(B) Colloseum of Rome, Hagia Sophia, Cathedral of Rheims, Parthenon of Acropolis
(C) Cathedral of Rheims, Parthenon of Acropolis, Colloseum of Rome, Hagia Sophia
(D) Hagia Sophia, Cathedral of Rheims, Parthenon of Acropolis, Colloseum of Rome
Ans: (A)
 
48. Select the correct sequence of painting on Sistine Chapel according to Bible:
(A) Creation of Eve, Creation of Adam, fall and Expulsion from Paradise, The sacrifice of Noah
(B) Creation of Adam, Creation of Eve, fall and Expulsion from Paradise, The sacrifice of Noah
(C) Creation of Eve, fall and Expulsion from Paradise, Creation of Adam, The sacrifice of Noah
(D) The Sacrifice of Noah, Creation of Adam, Creation of Eve, fall and Expulsion from Paradise
Ans: (B)
 
49. Choose the correct sequence of artists in chronological order:
(A) Donatello, Luca Della Robbia, Bernini, Medardo Rosso.
(B) Luca Della Robbia, Donatello, Bernini, Medardo Rosso.
(C) Luca Della Robbia, Bernini, Donatello, Medardo Rosso.
(D) Donatello, Bernini, Luca Della Robbia, Medardo Rosso.
Ans: (A)
 
50. Choose the correct sequence in chronological order:
(A) Renaissance Art, Roman Art, Romanesque Art, Byzantine Art
(B) Roman Art, Renaissance Art, Byzantine Art, Romanesque Art.
(C) Romanesque Art, Roman Art, Renaissance Art, Byzantine Art
(D) Roman Art, Byzantine Art, Romanesque Art, Renaissance Art
Ans: (D)​
51. Assertion (A): Pop art chiefly includes cinema, sex and comic strip.
Reason (R): Because its basic intention is to appeal the instinct and attention of common mass.
Codes:
(A) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct.
(B) (A) and (R) both are correct.
(C) (A) is correct and (R) is partly correct.
(D) (A) is partly correct and (R) is correct.
Ans: (B)
 
52. Assertion (A): In Serigraphy, silk cloth is used for taking prints.
Reason (R): Because very fine pores of silk fabric allow the ink/paint to be transferred on the surface of medium.
Codes:
(A) (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
(B) (A) and (R) both are correct.
(C) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect.
(D) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct.
Ans: (B)
 
53. Assertion (A): Over the platen of a printing press a sheet of felt is used.
Reason (R): Because felt serves the purpose of cushion for paper for better impression.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct.
(C) (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
(D) (A) and (R) both are correct.
Ans: (D)
 
54. Assertion (A): Hieroglyphics is found all over in Egyptian temples, pillars, palaces etc.
Reason (R): Because it was used for decoration.
Codes:
(A) (A) and (R) both are correct.
(B) (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
(C) (A) and (R) both are partly correct.
(D) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct.
Ans: (A)
 
55. Assertion (A): Stoneware is fired on higher temperature than the baking terracotta.
Reason (R): Because higher temperature turns silica into vitrified condition which makes it harder and strong.
Codes:
(A) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct.
(B) (A) is correct and (R) is also correct.
(C) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect.
(D) (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
Ans: (B)
 
56. Assertion (A): Raku is made of coarse grained clay containing lots of grog and sand particles.
Reason (R): Because it gives desirable texture, finish and strength.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct.
(C) (A) is correct and (R) is also correct.
(D) (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
Ans: (C)
 
57. Assertion (A): Celadon is term for ceramics denoting particular type of colour and glaze.
Reason (R): It was originated in China and spread to Korea.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) and (R) both are correct.
(C) (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
(D) (A) is incorrect and (R) is partly correct.
Ans: (A)
 
58. Assertion (A): Referring to type, ‘serifs’ are appendage found on the top and bottom of Roman letters.
Reason (R): Serif types were presumably derived from chisel marks left after letters were cut into stone.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct.
(C) (A) is correct and (R) is also correct.
(D) (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
Ans: (C)
 
59. Assertion (A): Computer is a tool like camera, works best in hands of designers with knowledge of entire graphic process.
Reason (R): Hence, thinking before designing and coming up with idea is no more important part of the process.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) and (R) both are correct.
(C) (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
(D) (A) is incorrect and (R) is partly correct.
Ans: (A)
 
60. Assertion (A): Our world is a more visual place than ever before and today reader responds more to pictures that to words.
Reason (R): Printed materials that lack an illustration, must fail to make an impression on today’s audience.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) and (R) both are correct.
(C) (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
(D) (A) is incorrect and (R) is partly correct.
Ans: (B)
 
61. Match the following:
a. Terracotta                                        i. Naum Gabo
b. Aquatic forms in marble                 ii. Rodin
c. Spontaneity in sculpture                  iii. Jean Hans Arp
d. Kinetic sculptures                           iv. Henry Moore
Codes:
        a b c d
(A) iv i ii iii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: (D)
 
62. Match the following:
a. Apsidal Plan                                                            i. Vaital Deul
b. Khakhra type                                                          ii. Durga temple, Aihole
c. Dogoba                                                                    iii. Humayun’s Tomb
d. Double Dome                                                         iv. Sri Lanka
Codes:
       a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) ii iv iii i
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) iii i ii iv
Ans: (A)
 
63. Match the following:
a. Alexander Cunningham                              i. Formalism
b. Ernst Gombrich                                           ii. Archaeology
c. Susanne Langer                                           iii. Aesthetics
d. Roger Fry                                                    iv. Art History
Codes:
        a b c d
(A) iv i ii iii
(B) ii iv iii i
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: (B)
 
64. Match the following:
a. Salon des Refuses                                       i. England
b. Bauhaus                                                      ii. France
c. Fluxus                                                          iii. United States
d. Bloomsbury Group                                     iv. Germany
Codes:
        a b c d
(A) iv i ii iii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) ii iv iii i
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: (C)
 
65. Match the following:
a. Mural                                                           i. Prasoon Joshi
b. Print Making                                               ii. Raghav Kaneria
c. Advertising                                                             iii. Joan Miro
d. Sculpture                                                     iv. Palaniappan
Codes:
         a b c d
(A) iii iv i ii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: (A)
 
66. Match the following:
a. Raghurai                                                      i. Painting
b. J. Swaminathan                                           ii. Ceramics
c. Subodh Gupta                                             iii. Photography
d. Gurucharan Singh                                       iv. Installation
Codes:
        a b c d
(A) iv i ii iii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iii i iv ii
Ans: (D)
 
67. Match the following sculptors with their work:
a. Henry Moore                                               i. Woman of Venice
b. Rodin                                                          ii. The Kiss
c. Giacometti                                                   iii. Reclining figures
d. Brancusi                                                      iv. Sleeping muse
Codes:
        a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: (A)
 
68. Match the following:
a. Ray Maker                                                   i. Graphic
b. Seema Kohli                                                ii. Sculpture
c. Pankaj Panwar                                             iii. Painting
d. P.D. Dhumal                                               iv. Ceramics
Codes:
        a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) ii i iv iii
(D) ii i iii iv
Ans: (B)
 
69. Match the following:
a. Linseed oil                                                   i. Metal Sculpture
b. Resin                                                           ii. Print making
c. Grog                                                            iii. Painting
d. Patina                                                          iv. Ceramic
Codes:
         a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: (C)
 
70. Match the following:
a. Copper plate                                                i. Serigraphy
b. Stone                                                           ii. Mezzotint
c. Cloth                                                           iii. Aquatint
d. Resin                                                           iv. Lithography
Codes:
        a b c d
(A) ii iv i iii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iii i iv ii
(D) ii i iii iv
Ans: (A)
 
71. Match the following artists and mediums:
a. Raja Ravi Verma                                         i. Viscosity
b. Sanatkar                                                      ii. Aquatint
c. Anupam Sood                                             iii. Oleographs
d. Krishna Reddy                                           iv. Wood Engraving
Codes:
         a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iii i iv ii
(D) ii i iii iv
Ans: (A)
 
72. Match the following:
a. Sand                                                i. Stone
b. Metal                                               ii. Bronze
c. Patina                                              iii. Pottery
d. Clay                                                iv. Resin
Codes:
         a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) i iv ii iii
(C) iii i iv ii
(D) ii i iii iv
Ans: (B)
 
73. Match the following:
a. Paper                                               i. Aspect Ratio
b. Ink                                                   ii. Grain
c. Film & T.V.                                     iii. Ogilvy
d. Brand Image                                   iv. Tackiness
Codes:
        a b c d
(A) ii iv i iii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iii ii i iv
Ans: (A)
 
74. Match the following:
a. Rubber Blanket                                                                   i. Newspaper
b. Scrapper Board                                                                   ii. Offset printing
c. 35 mm format                                                                      iii. TV Commercial
d. Magnetically sensitive chemical coating                             iv. Film sound track
Codes:
        a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) iv ii iii i
(C) i ii iv iii
(D) ii i iii iv
Ans: (D)
 
75. Match the following:
a. Light Table & Pencil on paper                                i. Typography
b. Camera                                                                    ii. Traditional hand drawn animation
c. X-height                                                                  iii. Television storyboard
d. Animatic                                                                 iv. Depth offield
Codes:
        a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) ii iii i iv
Ans: (B)

76. Select the correct chronological sequence for the following artists:
(A) Nalini Malani, Shanti Dave, Paritosh Sen, Paramjeet Singh,
(B) Shanti Dave, Paritosh Sen, Nalini Malani, Paramjeet Singh
(C) Paritosh Sen, Shanti Dave, Paramjeet Singh, Nalini Malani
(D) Paramjeet Singh, Paritosh Sen, Shanti Dave, Nalini Malani
Ans: (C)
 
77. Select the correct sequence of the following, in order of evolving technology:
(A) Block printing, Intaglio printing, Lithograph-printing, Silk Screen printing
(B) Silk Screen printing, Intaglio, printing, Lithograph-printing, Block printing
(C) Lithograph-printing, Silk Screen printing, Block printing, Intaglio printing
(D) Lithograph-printing, Intaglio printing, Block printing, Silk Screen printing
Ans: (A)
 
78. Arrange the following in the evolution of sequence in using wood as a material for prints:
(A) Wood cut, wood engraving, impression of natural texture of wood, wood scratching
(B) Impression of natural texture of wood, wood scratching, wood cut, wood engraving
(C) Wood scratching, wood engraving, wood cut, impression of natural texture of wood
(D) Wood engraving, impression of natural texture of wood, wood scratching, wood cut
Ans: (B)
 
79. Select the proper sequence of steps for print-ad:
(A) Final designing, post-press, prepress, layout
(B) Pre-press, layout, final designing, post-press
(C) Layout, final designing, prepress, post-press
(D) Post-press, pre-press, final designing, layout
Ans: (C)
 
80. Choose the correct operational sequence in an advertising agency:
(A) Briefing, Media planning, Creative development, Production/Trafficking
(B) Media planning, Briefing, Creative development, Production/Trafficking
(C) Production/Trafficking, Media planning, Briefing, Creative development
(D) Production/Trafficking, Creative development, Media planning, Briefing
Ans: (A)
 
81. Assertion (A): “Judith” is not a painting by Raja Ravi Varma.
Reason (R): Because Raja Ravi Varma painted Indian themes in the European Academic Realist pictorial language.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) & (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) & (R) are incorrect.
Ans: (B)
 
82. Assertion (A): German Expressionism, as in the Die Brucke, was marked by violence on form through exaggerated line and colour.
Reason (R): Because Die Brucke and the German Expressionists intended to shift beyond the purely retinal impression towards intensity of expression and subjective feelings.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) & (R) are incorrect.
(D) Both (A) & (R) are correct.
Ans: (D)
 
83. Assertion (A): Colour viscosity prints can be reproduced using metal plates.
Reason (R): Because the colour viscosity process can be easily executed without much technical intricacy.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) & (R) are correct.
(D) Both are incorrect.
Ans: (A)
 
84. Assertion (A): Jagmohan Chopra achieved the desired effects despite experimenting with economical method of plate making using cardboard and mount board.
Reason (R): Because metal plates were expensive and not easily available.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) & (R) are correct.
(D) Both are incorrect.
Ans: (C)
 
85. Assertion (A): Coloured pencils are more difficult to erase in comparison to graphite pencils.
Reason (R): Because coloured pencils are made of mixture of clay and pigments bound together with gum and soaked in hard-pressed wax.
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) & (R) are correct.
(D) Both are incorrect.
Ans: (C)
 
86. Assertion (A): In folk art, every object of daily use is decorated and beautified.
Reason (R): Because in folk, life is utter simple and in crude form; so, the folk artist avoids the monotony of such daily objects and converts them into vivid expressions.
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) & (R) are correct.
(D) Both are incorrect.
Ans: (C)
 
87. Assertion (A): Alexander Calder made mobile sculptures.
Reason (R): It was the first time that sculptures broke the myth that sculptures are static only.
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) & (R) are correct.
(D) Both are incorrect.
Ans: (C)
 
88. Assertion (A): Invention of drill machine made much difference to sculptors.
Reason (R): It was easier and faster to make holes; thus deeper undercuts for curls and curves were possible.
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) & (R) are correct.
(D) Both are incorrect.
Ans: (C)
 
89. Assertion (A): Paul Rand is best known for his creation of “Logos” for large corporate entities like IBM and UPS.
Reason (R): The era was one of huge corporate growth after WW-II was over. The notion of corporate logo and branding was born.
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct
(C) Both (A) & (R) are correct.
(D) Both are incorrect.
Ans: (C)
 
90. Assertion (A): In Art Nouveau, nature was probably the major inspiration for most artists and designers.
Reason (R): Motifs from the, natural world were not the basis for most of their work since Art Nouveau was a response to industrial revolution.
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) & (R) are correct.
(D) Both are incorrect.
Ans: (A)
 
91. Match the following:
a. Paul Klee                             i. Suprematism
b. Clifford Still                       ii. Constructivism
c. Kasimir Malevich                iii. Der Blaue Reiter
d. Alexander Rodchenko        iv. Colour-field Abstraction
Codes:
        a b c d
(A) iii iv i ii
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) i iv iii ii
Ans: (A)
 
92. Match the following monuments to their location:
a. Jahaj Mahal             i. Fatehpur Sikri
b. Gol Gumbaz            ii. Daultabad
c. Buland Darwaza     iii. Mandu
d. Chand Minar           iv. Bijapur
Codes:
        a b c d
(A) ii iv iii i
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) ii i iii iv
Ans: (C)
 
93. Match the following paintings to their respective artists:
a. “The Red Tree”                   i. Paul Cezanne
b. “Reclining nude”                ii. William Hogarth
c. “The Shrimp Girl”               iii. Amedeo Modigliani
d. “The Great Bathers”           iv. Piet Mondrian
Codes:
       a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) ii i iii iv
Ans: (C)
 
94. Match the following:
a. Herbert Read           i. “Meaning of Art”
b. Suzanne Langer      ii. “Feeling and Form”
c. Ernst Gombrich       iii. “Art & Illusion”
d. Leo Tolstoy             iv. “What is art?”
Codes:
        a b c d
(A) iii i iv ii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) ii iii iv i
Ans: (B)
 
95. Match the following:
a. Sand            i. Stone
b. Patina          ii. Casting
c. Metal           iii. Wheel
d. Pottery        iv. Bronze
Codes:
       a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) i iv ii iii
(D) iv i ii iii
Ans: (C)
 
96. Match the following:
a. Wood                      i. Grain
b. Sandstone               ii. Layer
c. Marble                     iii. Fibre
d. Granite                    iv. Volcanic
Codes:
       a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) i ii iv iii
Ans: (A)
 
97. Match the following:
a. Jagmohan Chopra                i. Lithography
b. Lalu Prasad Shaw               ii. Foilography
c. Bhusan Vagle                      iii. Colography
d. Jayant Parikh                      iv. Colour Etching
Codes:
       a b c d
(A) i iv iii ii
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iii i iv ii
Ans: (D)
 
98. Match the following:
a. Pin holes are clear                i. Lithography
b. Close fibre necessary          ii. Aquatint
c. Ghost images are found      iii. Silkscreen
d. Control the biting               iv. Wood engraving
Codes:
      a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: (D)
 
99. Match the following:
a. Milton Glaser          i. “I love NY” Rebus
b. Shepard Fairey        ii. Obama “Hope” poster
c. Mayakovsky            iii. Bolshevik underground poster
d. Peter Max               iv. The Ed Sullivan Show & Pop art
Codes:
        a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) ii i iv iii
Ans: (C)
 
100. Match the following Ad Gurus with their areas of specialization:
a. Walter Gropius        i. Lyricist and poet
b. Prasoon Joshi          ii. Corporate Identity designer
c. Saul Bass                 iii. “Vertigo” and “Psycho” movie posters
d. Paul Rand               iv. Bauhaus architect
Codes:
        a b c d
(A) iv i iii ii
(B) ii iv iii i
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) i iv iii ii
Ans: (A)
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