Question 1: Who is considered the father of Modern Indian Art?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Raja Ravi Varma
c) Abanindranath Tagore
d) Jamini Roy
Answer: b) Raja Ravi Varma
Question 2: What was the primary contribution of Raja Ravi Varma to Indian art?
a) Revival of miniature painting
b) Introduction of oil painting in Indian themes
c) Promoting Indian folk art
d) Developing abstract art
Answer: b) Introduction of oil painting in Indian themes
Question 3: Which art movement was Abanindranath Tagore associated with?
a) Bengal School
b) Neo-classical School
c) Deccani School
d) Western Realism
Answer: a) Bengal School
Question 4: The Bengal School of Art was influenced by which style of painting?
a) European academic realism
b) Mughal miniature painting
c) Pahari painting
d) Abstract Expressionism
Answer: b) Mughal miniature painting
Question 5: Which artist is known for using earthy colors and folk themes in his works?
a) Nandalal Bose
b) Jamini Roy
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) M.F. Husain
Answer: b) Jamini Roy
Question 6: Who painted “Bharat Mata,” symbolizing India as a mother figure?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Raja Ravi Varma
c) Abanindranath Tagore
d) Amrita Sher-Gil
Answer: c) Abanindranath Tagore
Question 7: Which artist’s work focused on rural and tribal life in India?
a) Tyeb Mehta
b) Nandalal Bose
c) Jamini Roy
d) F.N. Souza
Answer: c) Jamini Roy
Question 8: Who was a key figure in the revival of Indian classical art under the Bengal School?
a) Raja Ravi Varma
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Abanindranath Tagore
d) M.F. Husain
Answer: c) Abanindranath Tagore
Question 9: Which artist was greatly influenced by the Ajanta murals?
a) Nandalal Bose
b) Tyeb Mehta
c) F.N. Souza
d) S.H. Raza
Answer: a) Nandalal Bose
Question 10: Amrita Sher-Gil was known for blending which two styles in her work?
a) Indian and Persian
b) Indian and European
c) Mughal and Pahari
d) Western and African
Answer: b) Indian and European
Question 11: What was the primary theme of Amrita Sher-Gil’s paintings?
a) Urban life
b) Historical events
c) Indian women and rural life
d) religious motifs
Answer: c) Indian women and rural life
Question 12: Who was a prominent female artist in the Modern Indian Art movement?
a) Nalini Malani
b) Amrita Sher-Gil
c) S.H. Raza
d) Arpita Singh
Answer: b) Amrita Sher-Gil
Question 13: Which artist is known for his horse and human figure series in bold, simplified forms?
a) F.N. Souza
b) M.F. Husain
c) Jamini Roy
d) S.H. Raza
Answer: b) M.F. Husain
Question 14: The Progressive Artists’ Group, formed in 1947, was founded by which artist?
a) N.S. Bendre
b) Tyeb Mehta
c) M.F. Husain
d) F.N. Souza
Answer: d) F.N. Souza
Question 15: Who painted the famous work “The Last Supper” in an Indian context?
a) F.N. Souza
b) M.F. Husain
c) S.H. Raza
d) Raja Ravi Varma
Answer: a) F.N. Souza
Question 16: The iconic Bindu series is associated with which artist?
a) S.H. Raza
b) M.F. Husain
c) Jamini Roy
d) Tyeb Mehta
Answer: a) S.H. Raza
Question 17: Which artist is known for geometric and abstract forms in Modern Indian Art?
a) Tyeb Mehta
b) S.H. Raza
c) Nandalal Bose
d) Jamini Roy
Answer: b) S.H. Raza
Question 18: Who is considered the first Indian artist to gain international recognition in Modern Indian Art?
a) Raja Ravi Varma
b) Abanindranath Tagore
c) Amrita Sher-Gil
d) S.H. Raza
Answer: c) Amrita Sher-Gil
Question 19: What does the Bindu in S.H. Raza’s work symbolize?
a) A religious symbol
b) A focal point of meditation and creativity
c) A symbol of division
d) A mythological reference
Answer: b) A focal point of meditation and creativity
Question 20: Who is known for his minimalist approach and depiction of suffering in partition-themed works?
a) M.F. Husain
b) Tyeb Mehta
c) Nandalal Bose
d) F.N. Souza
Answer: b) Tyeb Mehta
Question 21: Who among the following was a founder member of the Progressive Artists’ Group (PAG)?
a) Jamini Roy
b) Tyeb Mehta
c) F.N. Souza
d) Raja Ravi Varma
Answer: c) F.N. Souza
Question 22: Which artist is known for his bold, distorted, and expressionist portraits?
a) M.F. Husain
b) Jamini Roy
c) F.N. Souza
d) S.H. Raza
Answer: c) F.N. Souza
Question 23: Which famous artist depicted the theme of the “Mother and Child” in a unique Indian context?
a) Raja Ravi Varma
b) Amrita Sher-Gil
c) Abanindranath Tagore
d) Nandalal Bose
Answer: b) Amrita Sher-Gil
Question 24: Who is known as India’s Picasso?
a) S.H. Raza
b) F.N. Souza
c) M.F. Husain
d) Tyeb Mehta
Answer: c) M.F. Husain
Question 25: Which artist’s works frequently depicted religious and mythological subjects in a modern context?
a) Jamini Roy
b) Abanindranath Tagore
c) M.F. Husain
d) Nandalal Bose
Answer: c) M.F. Husain
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