1. Who is the author of the book titled “Principles of Art”?
(A) I.A. Richards
(B) Susanne Langer
(C) Herbert Read
(D) R.G. Colingwood
Answer: (D)
2. Who wrote the manifesto of Cubism?
(A) Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
(B) Guillaume Apollinaire
(C) Andre Breton
(D) Georges Braque
Answer: (B)
3. Among the following who is not associated with Italian Renaissance?
(A) Bramante
(B) Brunelleschi
(C) Petrarch
(D) Giovanni Pisano
Answer: (D)
4. Among the following artists who is a Flemish painter?
(A) Jan Steen
(B) Frans Hals
(C) Rembrandt
(D) Peter Paul Rubens
Answer: (D)
5. Of the following which one has no apsidal plan?
(A) Kapoteshwara temple, Chezrala
(B) Nakula Sahadeva Ratha, Mamallapuram
(C) Durga Temple, Aihole
(D) Teli-ka-Mandir, Gwalior
Answer: (D)
6. Which movement of modern European painting is represented by Oskar Kokoschka?
(A) Post-Impressionism
(B) Expressionism
(C) Fauvism
(D) Abstract Expressionism
Answer: (B)
7. First newspaper printing stared at which place?
(A) Cochin
(B) Kolkata
(C) Cuttack
(D) Chennai
Answer: (B)
8. For what purpose is the Levigator machine used?
(A) Carving wood block
(B) Scratching plastic
(C) Graining offset plate
(D) Cutting stone
Answer: (C)
9. Planographic printing consists of which of the following set of processes?
(A) Stencil, Silk-screen, Serigraphy
(B) Linocut, Wood cut, Wood engraving
(C) Surface printing, Litho printing, Offset printing
(D) Dry-point, Metal engraving, Etching
Answer: (C)
10. Which of the following is known as “design area” in the screen printing process?
(A) Unexposed portion
(B) Fabric
(C) Covered with brown tape
(D) Exposed portion
Answer: (A)www.netugc.com
11. Which liquid is used in Lino etching?
(A) Sulphuric acid
(B) Nitric acid
(C) Sodium Hydroxide
(D) Hydrochloric acid
Answer: (C)
12. Identify the common factor in Mezzotint and Drypoint:
(A) Hardness
(B) Softness
(C) Flatness
(D) Dryness
Answer: (B)
13. An “Advertorial” is an advertisement with special promotional feature in the form of
(A) an editorial
(B) a pictorial illustration
(C) a traditional press release
(D) a front page ‘solus’ newspaper Ad
Answer: (A)
14. Which American designer is associated with the end of manual era in Graphic Design?
(A) Shigio Fukuda
(B) Milton Glaser
(C) Wolfgang Weingart
(D) John Henry Alvin
Answer: (B)
15. What is the actual size of A4 paper?
(A) 148 mm × 210 mm
(B) 105 mm × 148 mm
(C) 210 mm × 297 mm
(D) 297 mm × 420 mm
Answer: (C)
16. As an advertising form, “Informercials” are direct response television commercials which generally include:
(A) phone number or website
(B) A door address and the PIN number
(C) A satellite and television station
(D) A radio and a shop in a Mall
Answer: (A)
17. Which American poster designer said, “Designing is thinking made visual”?
(A) Alfred Hitchcock
(B) William Blake
(C) Lazlo Moholy-Nagy
(D) Saul Bass
Answer: (D)
18. What was the dominant visual element in Obama’s first Presidential poster “Hope”?
(A) An eagle
(B) Stars & Stripes
(C) Image of Obama
(D) Obama shaking hands with Dr. Manmohan Singh
Answer: (C)
19. Sarnath Buddha image is made of which stone?
(A) Jodhpur Sandstone
(B) Chunar Sandstone
(C) Kashmir Limestone
(D) Madras Granite
Answer: (B)
20. Ambaji marble has been used for which among the following temples?
(A) Ellora
(B) Dilwara
(C) Khajuraho
(D) Konark
Answer: (B)
21. Which artist produced the “Kutum Katam” sculptures made of wood and cloth?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Abanindranath Tagore
(C) Ramkinkar Baij
(D) Ajit Chakraborty
Answer: (B)
22. In which medium did Piraji Sagara mainly work in?
(A) Plaster of Paris
(B) Cement concrete
(C) Bronze
(D) Wood
Answer: (D)
23. The sculpture titled “Musical Construction” in wood and metal is a work by which sculptor?
(A) Raghunath Singh
(B) Dhanraj Bhagat
(C) Piraji Sagara
(D) Biman Das
Answer: (B)
24. Who amongst the following sculptors used pipes for large compositions?
(A) Dhruva Mistry
(B) Shiv Singh
(C) B.K. Guru
(D) Janakiram
Answer: (B)
25. Who was often called the “Father of English watercolour”?
(A) Paul Bell
(B) Paul Sandby
(C) William Blake
(D) John Constablewww.netugc.com
Answer: (B)
26. “Woman drying herself” by Edgar Degas employs the technique
(A) Hatching
(B) Blending
(C) Stippling
(D) Shading
Answer: (A)
27. Who painted the “Blue nude” (1899-1900)?
(A) Georges Seurat
(B) Andy Warhol
(C) Georges Rouault
(D) Henri Matisse
Answer: (D)
28. Which painting in the following list is not painted in tempera?
(A) Gopal Ghose, “A Village near Mussorie”
(B) Benode Behari Mukherjee, “Village shop”
(C) Jamini Roy, “Three Pujaris”
(D) Amrita Shergill, “Woman on charpai”
Answer: (D)
29. “Man eating Jalebi”, “Yayati” and “Sakhi-Bhava” are paintings by which artist?
(A) K.G. Subramanyan
(B) Jogen Chowdhury
(C) Bhupen Khakhar
(D) Vivan Sundaram
Answer: (C)
30. Dynamism was the key concept behind which movement?
(A) Impressionism
(B) Cubism
(C) Expressionism
(D) Futurism
Answer: (D)
31. Choose the correct chronological sequence:
(A) “Hay Wain”, “Raft of the Medusa”, “Olympia”, “Impression: Sunrise”
(B) “Raft of the Medusa”, “Hay Wain”, “Impression: Sunrise”, “Olympia”
(C) “Olympia”, “Impression: Sunrise”, “Hay Wain”, “Raft of the Medusa”
(D) “Impression: Sunrise”, “Raft of the Medusa”, “Olympia”, “Hay Wain”
Answer: (A)
32. Choose the correct chronological sequence:
(A) Stella Karamrisch, Niharranjan Ray, Ananda Coomaraswamy, John C. Huntington
(B) Ananda Coomaraswamy, Stella Karamrisch, Niharranjan Ray, John C. Huntington
(C) John C. Huntington, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Stella Karamrisch, Niharranjan Ray
(D) Niharranjan Ray, Ananda Coomaraswamy, John C. Huntington, Stella Karamrisch
Answer: (B)
33. Choose the correct chronological sequence:
(A) Baumgarten, Hegel, Croce, Susanne Langer
(B) Croce, Susanne Langer, Hegel, Baumgarten
(C) Hegel, Baumgarten, Croce, Susanne Langer
(D) Susanne Langer, Baumgarten, Croce, Hegel
Answer: (A)
34. Choose the correct chronological sequence:
(A) Franz Hals, Cimabue, Marc Chagall, John Constable
(B) Cimabue, Franz Hals, John Constable, Marc Chagall
(C) John Constable, Franz Hals, Marc Chagall, Cimabue
(D) Marc Chagall, Cimabue, John Constable, Franz Hals
Answer: (B)
35. Choose the correct chronological sequence for the inception of these awards:
(A) Gramy Award, Emmy Award, Academy Award, Cannes Lions International Festival Award for Advertising
(B) Cannes Lions International Festival Award for Advertising, Academy Award, Emmy Award, Gramy Award
(C) Academy Award, Cannes Lions International Festival Award for Advertising, Emmy Award, Gramy Award
(D) Emmy Award, Gramy Award, Academy Award, Cannes Lions International Festival Award for Advertising
Answer: (C)
36. ISO 216 specifies international standard paper sizes used in most countries today. Arrange them in order of dimensions:
(A) A4, A0, A1, A5
(B) A0, A1, A4, A5
(C) A5, A4, A1, A0
(D) A1, A0, A4, A5
Answer: (B)
37. Choose the correct chronological sequence from east to west:
(A) Colossus Buddha of Bamiyan, Santa Sophia, Parthenon, Magao caves
(B) Santa Sophia, Parthenon, Magao caves, Colossus Buddha of Bamiyan
(C) Parthenon Magao caves, Colossus Buddha of Bamiyan, Santa Sophia
(D) Magao caves, Colossus Buddha of Bamiyan, Santa Sophia, Parthenon
Answer: (D)
38. Choose the correct chronological sequence of the highest grossing films directed by Steven Spielberg:
(A) Jaws, ET, Jurassic Park, The Adventures of Tintin
(B) Jurassic Park, The Adventures of Tintin, ET, Jaws
(C) The Adventures of Tintin, Jaws, Jurassic Park, ET
(D) ET, The Adventures of Tintin, Jaws, Jurassic Park
Answer: (A)
39. Choose the correct sequence:
(A) Ammonium bichromate, Stretching cloth on frame, Design expose, Printing
(B) Printing, Design expose, Ammonium bichromate, Stretching cloth on frame
(C) Stretching cloth on frame, Ammonium bichromate, Design expose, Printing
(D) Design expose, Stretching cloth on frame, Ammonium bichromate, Printing
Answer: (C)
40. Choose the correct chronological sequence in seniority among these printmakers:
(A) Anupam Sood, Devyani Krishna, Lalita Lajmi, Rini Dhoomal
(B) Devyani Krishna, Lalita Lajmi, Anupam Sood, Rini Dhoomal
(C) Rini Dhoomal, Anupam Sood, Devyani Krishna, Lalita Lajmi
(D) Lalita Lajmi, Anupam Sood, Rini Dhoomal, Devyani Krishna
Answer: (B)
41. Choose the correct chronological sequence in seniority among these printmakers:
(A) Johann Gutenberg, Aloys Senefelder, Stanley William Hayter, Carol Summers
(B) Aloys Senefelder, Stanley William Hayter, Johann Gutenberg, Carol Summers
(C) Stanley William Hayter, Johann Gutenberg, Carol Summers, Aloys Senefelder
(D) Carol Summers, Johann Gutenberg, Aloys Senefelder, Stanley William Hayter
Answer: (A)
42. Choose the correct chronological sequence of the following four women sculptors in India:
(A) Meera Mukherjee, Piloo Pochkhanawala, Latika Katt, Sudha Arora
(B) Piloo Pochkhanawala, Meera Mukherjee, Sudha Arora, Latika Katt
(C) Latika Katt, Piloo Pochkhanawala, Meera Mukherjee, Sudha Arora
(D) Sudha Arora, Latika Katt, Meera Mukherjee, Piloo Pochkhanawala
Answer: (B)
43. Choose the reverse chronological order for the four historic periods:
(A) Maurya, Sunga, Kushana, Gupta
(B) Kushana, Gupta, Maurya, Sunga
(C) Sunga, Gupta, Maurya, Kushana
(D) Gupta, Kushana, Sunga, Maurya
Answer: (D)
44. Choose the correct chronological sequence:
(A) Nataraja (Chola), Yakshi from Didarganj, Bronze figurine of a girl (Mohenjodaro), Mahishasuramardini (Mamallapuram)
(B) Bronze figurine of a girl
(Mohenjo-daro), Yakshi from Didarganj, Mahishasuramardini (Mamallapuram), Nataraja (Chola)
(C) Yakshi from Didarganj, Bronze figurine of a girl (Mohenjodaro), Mahishasuramardini (Mamallapuram), Nataraja (Chola)
(D) Mahishasuramardini (Mamallapuram), Bronze figurine a girl (Mohenjo-daro), Yakshi from Didarganj, Nataraja (Chola)
Answer: (B)
45. Choose the correct chronological sequence:
(A) “Virgin and Child” (Giovanni Pisano), “Pieta” (Michelangelo), “David” (Bernini), “Kiss” (Brancusi)
(B) “Pieta” (Michelangelo), “Virgin and Child” (Giovanni Pisano), “David” (Bernini), “Kiss” (Brancusi)
(C) “Kiss” (Brancusi), “Virgin and Child” (Giovanni Pisano), “Pieta” (Michelangelo), “David” (Bernini)
(D) “David” (Bernini), “Virgin and Child” (Giovanni Pisano), “Pieta” (Michelangelo), “Kiss”
(Brancusi)
Answer: (A)
46. Assertion (A): The Pre-Mughal Bhagavata Purana of c. 1550 AD is closely similar to th pictorial language of the Chaurapanchasika paintings.
Reason (R): Because both manuscripts share similar figure type, two-dimensional space, architectural units etc.
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)
47. Assertion (A): Rodin’s sculptures are marked by a rough-texture surface.
Reason (R): He introduced it deliberately in his work because he was concerned with the spontaneous behaviour of matter in light.
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)
48. Assertion (A): Paintings from Venetian Renaissance are marked by vivid colours of wide range in comparison to Italian Renaissance.
Reason (R): Because Venetian painting was a response to the intense Southern Italian light which revealed a wide range of hues to the painter.
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)
49. Assertion (A): Pahari miniature paintings are characterized by a lyrical rhythm.
Reason (R): Because these pictures were painted in the hills.
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)
50. Assertion (A): Satish Gujral expressed himself effortlessly in murals, paintings and architecture.
Reason (R): He felt impelled to experiment in many disciplines because he was deaf and dumb since 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)
51. Assertion (A): Colours are more durable in Fresco Buono compared to Fresco Secco.
Reason (R): Because Fresco Buono is a dry process, while Fresco Secco is painted directly into wet plaster.
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: (B)
52. Assertion (A): The aim of a new design originally called “Neue Haas Grotesk” was to create a new typeface that had great clarity, and no intricacy of form.
Reason (R): So that the type could not be used on a wide variety of “Signage”.
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)
53. Assertion (A): “Advertorial” has evolved with the special promotional feature of repetition in different ways as per media.
Reason (R): Commercial advertisers often seek to generate increased consumption of their product or services through branding (or repetition).
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)
54. Assertion (A): The identity program of the Nazis was an age old and very successful symbol.
Reason (R): Because it is a good design for a bad cause.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but this is not the reason for the assertion.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
Answer: (C)
55. Assertion (A): Jacob Epstein was a relatively more controversial as well as less accepted sculptor among the British community.
Reason (R): This was due to the commission he received to design the tomb of Oscar Wilde.
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)
56. Assertion (A): Roman sculpture is not the earliest example of portrait busts.
Reason (R): Because Egyptians had already produced portrait sculptures of both the living and the dead.
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)
57. Assertion (A): Patina on the surface of Bronze sculptures gives a specific colour to the sculpture.
Reason (R): Patina being an oxidation process, once formed, stops further oxidation of the surface.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but this is not the Reason for the Assertion.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
Answer: (C)
58. Assertion (A): Raja Ravi Verma learned the technique of Oleography from foreign experts.
Reason (R): Because Oleography was a technique which was not known earlier in India.
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)
59. Assertion (A): Chittaprosad preferred to print his pictures in the linocut process.www.netugc.com
Reason (R): Because linoleum was the cheapest medium available to the artist at that point in time.
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)
60. Assertion (A): Durer’s “Four horsemen” from the “Apocalypse” series is a print that relies on incisive lines to achieve the impact of the image content.
Reason (R): Because he employed the engraving technique that is based on the possibilities of lines in print media.
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)
61. Match the artist with the paintings:
a. Raphael i. Madonna of the Rocks
b. Leonardo da Vinci ii. Sistine Madonna
c. Titian iii. Madonna and child
d. Parmigianino iv. Madonna of the long neck
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) iii i iv ii
(D) ii i iii iv
Answer: (D)
62. Match the painters with their paintings:
a. Doubting of Thomas i. Van Gogh
b. The Kiss ii. Edgar Degas
c. Glass of absinthe iii. Emile Nolde
d. The Night café iv. Edward Munch
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) ii iv i iii
Answer: (C)
63. Match the temples with their locations:
a. Shore temple i. Sirpur
b. Rajarani temple ii. Osian
c. Sachiya Mata temple iii. Mahabalipuram
d. Laksmana temple iv. Bhubaneswara
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) ii i iv iii
Answer: (A)
64. Match the “fauna” with these well-known company logos:
a. Panda i. Japan Airlines (JAL)
b. Bird with spread out wings ii. Ferrari
c. Lion iii. WWF
d. Horse iv. Pogo & MGM
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iii i iv ii
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) iv iii ii i
Answer: (B)
65. Match the following personalities with events in advertising history:
a. Volney Palmer i. First American Ad Agency
b. J.W. Thompson ii. First Creative Unit in an Ad Agency
c. Johannes Gutenberg iii. First use of movable types
d. Cai Lun iv. First to invent paper making
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) iv i ii iii
Answer: (C)
66. Match the following:
a. John Baskerville i. Caslon
b. William Caslon ii. Baskerville
c. Claude Garamond iii. Helvetica
d. Max Miedinger iv. Garamond
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) i iv ii iii
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) iv iii i ii
Answer: (A)
67. Match the work with their dates:
a. Nefertiti i. 17th century AD
b. Gates of Hell ii. 14th century BC
c. Pieta (Vatican) iii. 15th century AD
d. Vision of the Ecstasy St. Theresa iv. Late 19th century AD
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iv iii i
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) iv iii ii i
Answer: (B)
68. Match the following works with the artists:
a. Rodin i. Birds in space
b. Brancusi ii. King and Queen
c. Henry Moore iii. Walking man
d. Giacometti iv. Gates of Hell
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv i ii iii
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) i ii iii iv
Answer: (A)
69. Match the following:
a. Venus i. Greece
b. Seated Scribe ii. Willendorf
c. Diskobolos iii. Italy
d. David iv. Egypt
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iii i iv ii
(C) ii iv i iii
(D) iv iii ii i
Answer: (C)
70. Match the following:
a. Theodore Gericault i. Mannerism
b. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot ii. Impressionism
c. El Greco iii. Barbizon school
d. Edward Manet iv. Romanticism
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii i ii
(B) iii i iv ii
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) i ii iii iv
Answer: (A)
71. Match the following caves of Ajanta with the descriptions:
a. Cave No. 11 i. Largest vihara
b. Cave No. 12 ii. Chaitya-griha
c. Cave No. 10 iii. Earliest cave
d. Cave No. 4 iv. Vihara
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iii iv i iii
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) ii iv i iv
Answer: (C)
72. Match the following collections with their locations:
a. Tate Art Gallery i. Amsterdam
b. Musee Guimet ii. London
c. Munch Museum iii. Paris
d. Rijks museum iv. Oslo
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) iii ii i iv
Answer: (B)
73. Match the following:
a. Lalit Lajmi i. Dimensional print
b. Walter D’Souza ii. Lino etching
c. Datta Apte iii. Metal etching
d. Anant Nikam iv. Wood cut
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv i iiwww.netugc.com
(B) i iv iii ii
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iv iii ii i
Answer: (A)
74. Match the following:
a. Ajit Dubey i. Goa
b. Hanuman Kambli ii. Pune
c. Kavita Nayar iii. Bengaluru
d. Gajraj Chauhan iv. Delhi
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iv i ii iii
(D) iii i iv ii
Answer: (D)
75. Match the following:
a. digging i. gouge
b. scratching ii. doctor blade
c. carving iii. engraver
d. cutting iv. needle
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv iii ii i
Answer: (C)
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