Following are the questions that came in Board Papers (Textuals and Non-textual)
Chapter 4: History of Indian Arts
Complete the sentences by choosing the correct option.
The ………. saw the rise of Mathura school. (July ’19) (Textual)
(a) Kushana period
(b) Gupta period
(c) Rashtrakuta period
(d) Maurya period
Ans. (a) Kushana period
Identify the wrong pair in the following, correct it and rewrite. (March ’19) (Textual)
(1) Kutub Minar – Mehrauli
(2) Gol Gumbaz – Vijapur
(3) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Railway Terminus – Delhi
(4) Taj Mahal – Agra
Ans. Wrong Pair : Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Railway Terminus – Delhi.
Complete the following concept chart : (March ’19) (Non-Textual)
Ans.
Explain the following sentences with its reason.
An expert with deep understanding of art history is required in the art market. (July ’19, March ’20) (Textual)
Ans. (i) Art is an independent branch of knowledge.
(ii) It calls for special expertise to assess the exact value of an art object or to ensure that it is genuine. So an expert with deep understanding of art history is required in the art market.
It is necessary to preserve the tradition like Chitrakathi, which is on the verge of extinction. (Nov ’20) (Textual)
Ans.(i) Chitrakathi is an antique tradition of 12th century CE.
(ii) It is the tradition of narrating stories from Ramayana or Mahabharata with the help of wooden puppets and paintings.
(iii) The pictures are drawn on paper using natural colours.
(iv) It takes 30-50 pictures to complete a single story and then it is passed on carefully from generations to generation. So it is necessary to preserve the tradition like Chitrakathi, which is on the verge of extinction.
Answer the following questions in 25-30 words.
Write about folk traditions of sculptural art. (March ’19) (Textual)
Ans. (i) The sculptural art is also as ancient as the art of paintings, dating back to Stone Ages.
(ii) Carving tools out of stone is said to be the beginning of the sculptural art.
(iii) The custom of making clay images for rituals has been prevalent in India since Harrapppan times.
(iv) It has continued till today in many regions like Bengal, Bihar, Gujarat, Rajasthan, etc.
(v) The Ganesha idols, masks of Gauri, bull figurines made for festival of Bailpola, wooden memorials, Veergals (memorial stones), the decorated clay storage bins, etc. are a few examples of the folk traditions of the sculptural art.
Answer the following questions in detail.
What kind of professional opportunities are available in the field of arts? (March ’20, Nov ’20) (Textual)
Ans.
The opportunities of research available in the field of arts are:
(i) Art historians can work in the field of journalism.
(ii) They can also work as special experts to assess the exact value of an art object or to ensure that it is genuine.
(iii) They can also find professional opportunities as an expert in the field Museums and Archives Management, Library Science and Information Technology, Archaeological Research, Indology etc.
Observe the picture and write about it : (July ’19) (Textual + Non-Textual)
(1) Name of the painting tradition. (1)
Ans. This picture is from Warli tradition.
(2) Nature’s description. (1)
Ans. Artist has sketched trees, leaves and shrubs in the picture. A fish is also drawn.
(3) Sketch of human activities. (1)
Ans. Women dancing in a circular pattern is also sketched in the picture.
(4) Designing features. (2)
Ans. Pictures of men, women and children are sketched. Warli paintings do not portray the exact objects but only a sketch. Human figures are drawn with the help of a triangle, circle and square which are placed at the tip.