Drawing and Painting GK
1. From the following, the ‘Ghantai Temple’ is located
(1) at Konark
(2) at Hars temple, Sikar
(3) at Khajuraho
(4) at Arthuna, Banswara
2. The statue of elephant due to which the name of ‘Dharapurr island was changed to ‘Elephanta’ is now located at
(1) Nehru Center, Mumbai
(2) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai
(3) Bhau Daji Lad City Museum, Mumbai
(4) Victoria Garden Museum, Mumbai
3. To which God is the Kshtriya Singheshwer Temple’ dedicated to the Shore temple in Mahabalipuram ?
(1) Krishna
(2) Shiva
(3) Durga
(4) Vishnu
4. ‘Mukundnayanar Temple’ in Mahabalipuram is made of which stone ?
(1) Chokonite
(2) Red Granite
(3) Sandstone
(4) Marble
5. How many Vedika’s are present in ‘Harshat Mata Temple’ in Abhaneri ?
(1) 3
(2) 4
(3) 2
(4) 1
6. ‘Harshtmata’ temple in Abhaneri originally appears to be of which God ?
(1) Vishnu
(2) Shiva
(3) Kali
(4) Krishna
7. Where is ‘Someshwer Temple’ located ?
(1) Kiradu
(2) Sikar
(3) Abhaneri
(4) Pali
8. Which god is worshipped in the name of ‘Shri Harsh’ in the temple situated on the hill of Harshanath, Sikar ?
(1) Vishnu
(2) Krishna
(3) Shiva
(4) Ganesh
9. How many Mandap and Shikhar are located in ‘Choumukha Temple’ of Ranakpur ?
(1) 24 Mandap and 44 Shikhar
(2) 14 Mandap and 24 Shikhar
(3) 44 Shikhar and 14 Mandap
(4) 25 Mandap and 14 Shikhar
10. Which temple in Ranakpur has erotica scene like Khajuraho ?
(1) Sun Temple
(2) Teerthanker Aadinath Temple
(3) Teerthanker Parshwanath Temple
(4) Teerthanker Neminath Temple
11. In what form is the Matrudevi Durga state in the ‘Ambika Temple’ of Jagat ?
(1) Shant and Abhey Roop
(2) Kali Roop
(3) Virat Roop
(4) Raudra Roop
12. What is the number of standing statues of Vidhya Devi in the Rang Mandap of Loonvashi Temple in Delwara ?
(1) 18
(2) 8
(3) 16
(4) 26
13. ‘Vimalvashi Temple’ of Delwada was damaged by the attacks of which Muslim ruler ?
(1) Mohammad Gauri
(2) Babur
(3) Allauddin Khilji
(4) Aurangzeb
14. What was the ancient name of ‘Arthuna’?
(1) Arithina
(2) Urtheen
(3) Utthunka
(4) Utthuna
15. Where is ‘Mandlesa Temple’ located ?
(1) Kiradu Temple, Badmer
(2) Jagat Temple, Udaipur
(3) Delwada Temple, Sirohi
(4) Arthuna Temple, Banswara
16. ‘Harshat Mata’ Temple of Abhaneri is
(1) Cave Temple
(2) Structural Temple
(3) Monolithic Temple
(4) Natural Temple
17. Temple No. 4 of Kiradu, Badmer is dedicated to which deity ?
(1) Shiv
(2) Vishnu
(3) Krishna
(4) Ganesh
18. Which of the following is a temple where is no idol of any god other than mother Goddess and Dikpal ?
(1) Arthuna Temple – Banswara
(2) Ambika Temple of Jagat
(3) Delwara — Shirohi
(4) Harshatmata Mandir — Abhaneri
19. How many directions of the font in Chandbavri is the staircase ?
(1) 3
(2) 4
(3) 2
(4) 1
20. Who built the ‘Harshnath Temple’ Sikar ?
(1) Aliat
(2) Chahman Vigrah Raj
(3) Jagirdas Ram Singh
(4) Ajayraj
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21. Who brought the ‘Harshnath Temple’ Sikar to light ?
(1) James Princep
(2) Tefenthelet
(3) John Smith
(4) Sargent E. Dean
22. In which year was the temple of Khajuraho discovered ?
(1) 1718
(2) 1818
(3) 1838
(4) 1820
23. Who built the ‘Laxman Temple’ of Khajuraho ”
(1) Harshvarman
(2) Yashovarman
(3) Dhangdev Varman
(4) Ganddev Varman
24. What is the number of wheels in the chariot of ‘Surya Temple’ of Konark ?
(1) 28
(2) 30
(3) 24
(4) 26
25. Who was called as ‘Vichitra Chitta’ ?
(1) Mahendra Varman
(2) Narsingh Varman
(3) Raj Singh
(4) Nandi Varma
26. The art magazine named ‘Axis which started in 1935 is related to which Ism ?
(1) Expressionism
(2) Surrealism
(3) Abstractism
(4) Dadaism
27. Which of the following is the first painting of Neo-Classism ?
(1) The news of the death of the son of Brutes.
(2) The Death of Socrates
(3) Oath of the Horatti
(4) The Rape of the Sabines
28. Whose disciple was ‘Jak David’ ?
(1) Lorrain
(2) Poussin
(3) Watteau
(4) Boucher Francois
29. Whose art of the following shows the sign of ‘Expressionism’ ?
(1) Dega
(2) Monet
(3) Van Gogh
(4) Manet
30. Who is the painter of a painting called ‘The Battle of Schools’ ?
(1) Redon
(2) Munch
(3) Honore Daumier
(4) Ensore James
31. Whose statement is this — “I don’t have a studio and I don’t understand why the painter wants to work while locked in the room” ?
(1) Gustave Courbet
(2) Edovard Monet
(3) Claude Monet
(4) Paul Cezane
32. Whose paintings look similar to snapshot photograph ?
(1) Claude Monet
(2) Paul Cezane
(3) Gustave Courbet
(4) Edgar Dega
33. Who is the ‘Neo Impressionist Artist’ ?
(1) Georges Seurat
(2) Van Gogh
(3) Paul Cezane
(4) Paul Gauguin
34. Who is the painter of a painting called ‘Procession of Wrestler’ ?
(1) Paul Signac
(2) Paul Klee
(3) Ferdinand Hodler
(4) Max Ernst
35. Who is the painter of a painting called ‘Harlequin Carnival’ ?
(1) Max Ernst
(2) Joan Miro
(3) Marc Shagal
(4) Henry Rousseau
36. Who is the painter of a painting called ‘Dance at Bougiwale’ ?
(1) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
(2) Pablo Picasso
(3) Henri Matisse
(4) Fernand Leger
37. Which painting was earlier named ‘Bath’ ?
(1) Seated Girl — Renoir
(2) Nude — Renoir
(3) Woman at the well — Renoir
(4) Luncheon on the Grass — Mane
38. Which painter said that “No rituals should be performed on my death and his friend will just said that, He loved drawing, I also do” ?
(1) Gustave Courbet
(2) Ingre
(3) Paul Cezane
(4) Edgar Dega
39. Which art critic called Manet’s painting ‘Impression Sunrise’, sarcastically impressionist ?
(1) Sheldon Cheney
(2) Lui Le Rai
(3) Schopen Haur
(4) Herold Rosenberg
40. For which great painter Sheldon Cheney said ‘A great simplifer, an antirealist a creative designer ?
(1) Georges Seurat
(2) Paul Gaugin
(3) Matisse
(4) Ingre
41. Which of the following is the huge mural painting of Edward Munch depicted in the Arnuvo Art Gallery of Paris ?
(1) Cry
(2) Sick Girl
(3) Frieze of Life
(4) Death Chamber
42. Who was the painter of ‘Entry of Christ into Brussels’ ?
(1) Marcel Duchamp
(2) James Ensor
(3) Kokoshka
(4) Henri Rousseau
43. Which painter recognized the need to give a painting a purely musical appearance ?
(1) Picasso
(2) Joan Miro
(3) Paul Klee
(4) Odilon Redon
44. Who is the painter of a painting called ‘Contrast of Forms ?
(1) Fernand Leger
(2) Yves Tanguy
(3) Picasso
(4) Max Ernst
45. Who gave the name to Jackson Pollak’s painting technique ‘Action Painting’ ?
(1) Loi-Le-Rai
(2) Shopen Haur
(3) Emil Bernard
(4) Herold Rosenberg
46. Who is the painter of ‘Still Life with Ginger pot’ ?
(1) Paul Klee
(2) E. Heckel
(3) Kandinsky
(4) Modriyan
47. Where did Pop art rise ?
(1) England
(2) America
(3) Germany
(4) France
48. Who was the members of ‘The Bridge’ art group ?
(1) Paul Klee, FE. Heckel, F. Bleyl, K. Schmidt Rottluff
(2) EL. Kirchner, E. Heckel, F. Bleyl, K. Schmidt Rottluff
(3) Paul Klee, Kandinsky, E. Heckel, F. Bleyl
(4) Feininger, Fohn Jawlansky, E. Heckel, E.L. Kirchner
49. The artist of which Ism allowed the audience to break and tear the art work in their art exhibition ?
(1) Futurism
(2) Surrealism
(3) Dadaism
(4) Expressionism
50. Separate the uneven name from these.
(1) Le demoyseles d’ Avignon
(2) Portrait of Ambraz Volar
(3) Guernica
(4) Joy of Life