Question 1: Who is considered the pioneer of the Bengal School of Art?
a) Raja Ravi Varma
b) Abanindranath Tagore
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Nandalal Bose
Answer: b) Abanindranath Tagore
Question 2: The Bengal School of Art was mainly influenced by which of the following?
a) Mughal miniatures
b) Western realism
c) European modernism
d) Chinese paintings
Answer: a) Mughal miniatures
Question 3: Who painted the famous work “Bharat Mata”?
a) Nandalal Bose
b) Abanindranath Tagore
c) Gaganendranath Tagore
d) Raja Ravi Varma
Answer: b) Abanindranath Tagore
Question 4: Which art movement was a reaction against the academic art promoted by British colonialists?
a) Impressionism
b) The Bengal School
c) Renaissance art
d) Baroque art
Answer: b) The Bengal School
Question 5: The painting “Bharat Mata” is a representation of which theme?
a) Mother India as a goddess
b) A historical figure
c) A mythological story
d) Indian flora and fauna
Answer: a) Mother India as a goddess
Question 6: What was the cultural goal of the Bengal School?
a) To mimic Western techniques
b) To revive traditional Indian art
c) To promote abstract art
d) To support British academic realism
Answer: b) To revive traditional Indian art
Question 7: Which technique was commonly used in Bengal School paintings?
a) Oil painting
b) Watercolor wash
c) Charcoal sketches
d) Mosaics
Answer: b) Watercolor wash
Question 8: Which of the following artists was not associated with the Bengal School of Art?
a) Jamini Roy
b) Abanindranath Tagore
c) Nandalal Bose
d) Raja Ravi Varma
Answer: d) Raja Ravi Varma
Question 9: What ideology did the Bengal School support during the Indian independence movement?
a) Cultural nationalism
b) Colonialism
c) Globalization
d) Socialism
Answer: a) Cultural nationalism
Question 10: Who was the British art teacher who influenced the formation of the Bengal School?
a) E.B. Havell
b) John Constable
c) J.J. School of Art
d) George Keyt
Answer: a) E.B. Havell
Question 11: What medium did the Bengal School artists primarily use?
a) Oil on canvas
b) Watercolors and tempera
c) Sculptures
d) Woodcut prints
Answer: b) Watercolors and tempera
Question 12: Who painted “Shiva Drinking the World Poison”?
a) Abanindranath Tagore
b) Nandalal Bose
c) Gaganendranath Tagore
d) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: b) Nandalal Bose
Question 13: Which artist from the Bengal School was known for incorporating Japanese techniques?
a) Nandalal Bose
b) Abanindranath Tagore
c) Asit Kumar Haldar
d) Gaganendranath Tagore
Answer: b) Abanindranath Tagore
Question 14: Which painting style was abandoned by the Bengal School to differentiate itself from Western art?
a) Realism
b) Romanticism
c) Cubism
d) Neo-classicism
Answer: a) Realism
Question 15: Which artistic subject matter was NOT commonly depicted in the Bengal School?
a) Indian mythology
b) Indian landscapes
c) Industrial revolution
d) Indian deities
Answer: c) Industrial revolution
Question 16: Which institution played a major role in the development of the Bengal School?
a) Shantiniketan
b) Delhi Art School
c) Royal Academy of Art
d) Madras School of Art
Answer: a) Shantiniketan
Question 17: Gaganendranath Tagore is associated with which art style?
a) Abstract Cubism
b) Traditional realism
c) Impressionism
d) Fauvism
Answer: a) Abstract Cubism
Question 18: What was the cultural significance of the Bengal School?
a) It redefined Indian art by rejecting colonial influence
b) It emphasized European techniques
c) It was a purely academic exercise
d) It embraced modernist art trends
Answer: a) It redefined Indian art by rejecting colonial influence
Question 19: Which element of traditional Indian art was revived by the Bengal School?
a) Sculptural realism
b) Miniature painting techniques
c) Fresco painting
d) Modernist abstraction
Answer: b) Miniature painting techniques
Question 20: Who was the first Principal of the Government College of Art, Calcutta, who supported the Bengal School?
a) Raja Ravi Varma
b) E.B. Havell
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Jamini Roy
Answer: b) E.B. Havell
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