UPSC Indian Art and Culture – Chapter 9: Folk Painting, Crafts and Textiles (22 MCQs)

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UPSC Indian Art and Culture – Chapter 9: Folk Painting, Crafts and Textiles (22 MCQs) – 21 questions, subject: History. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

Warli painting is a tribal art form of:

Correct Answer: B [Maharashtra]

Explanation:

Warli painting is made by the Warli tribe of Maharashtra, in white on mud walls, using circles, triangles and lines.

2.  

Raghurajpur, a heritage crafts village, is known for:

Correct Answer: A [Pattachitra]

Explanation:

Raghurajpur near Puri in Odisha is a heritage crafts village famous for Pattachitra cloth paintings of Jagannath and the epics.

3.  

Phad scroll paintings are associated with:

Correct Answer: C [Rajasthan]

Explanation:

Phad scrolls of the folk heroes Pabuji and Devnarayan are painted in Rajasthan and narrated by bhopa priest-singers.

4.  

Pichwai paintings are hung behind the image of:

Correct Answer: D [Shrinathji at Nathdwara]

Explanation:

Pichwai cloth hangings are made at Nathdwara, Rajasthan, to hang behind the image of Shrinathji.

5.  

The Srikalahasti style of Kalamkari is made by:

Correct Answer: A [freehand drawing with a bamboo pen]

Explanation:

Srikalahasti artists draw temple themes freehand with a bamboo pen, the kalam that gives Kalamkari its name.

6.  

Bidriware is famous for:

Correct Answer: D [silver inlay on a blackened alloy]

Explanation:

Bidriware of Bidar inlays silver on a zinc–copper alloy that is then blackened with soil from the Bidar fort.

7.  

Dhokra metal craft uses the:

Correct Answer: C [lost-wax method]

Explanation:

Dhokra artisans make a wax model, coat it in clay and pour in molten metal as the wax melts away.

8.  

Jaipur blue pottery is made mainly from:

Correct Answer: B [quartz paste]

Explanation:

Jaipur blue pottery is shaped from a quartz-based paste with powdered glass, not ordinary potter's clay, and fired at low heat.

9.  

Consider the following statements:

1. Patola is a double ikat textile of Gujarat.
2. Pochampally ikat is woven in Telangana.
3. Paithani sarees come from West Bengal.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Patola is a double ikat of Patan, Gujarat, and Pochampally ikat is from Telangana; Paithani belongs to Maharashtra.

10.  

Assertion (A): Only producers from Bidar may sell their products as "Bidriware" under the law.

Reason (R): Bidriware is registered as a Geographical Indication.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

GI registration restricts the name Bidriware to authorised producers of the registered region, so R explains A.

11.  

Phulkari embroidery is associated with:

Correct Answer: A [Punjab]

Explanation:

Phulkari, meaning flower work, is Punjab's embroidery in silk thread on coarse cotton cloth.

12.  

White thread embroidery on fine muslin from Lucknow is called:

Correct Answer: C [Chikankari]

Explanation:

Chikankari of Lucknow is delicate white-thread embroidery on fine muslin and other light cotton fabrics.

13.  

Kantha embroidery uses:

Correct Answer: D [running stitch on layers of old saris]

Explanation:

Kantha of Bengal uses simple running stitches to quilt layers of old saris into new cloth.

14.  

Golden Muga silk is produced in:

Correct Answer: B [Assam]

Explanation:

Muga, the golden silk of an Assamese silkworm, is a GI product of Assam; Sualkuchi is a major weaving centre.

15.  

Baluchari sarees, with scenes from the epics on the pallu, come from:

Correct Answer: D [West Bengal]

Explanation:

Baluchari sarees, woven at Bishnupur in West Bengal, show scenes from the epics on the pallu.

16.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Madhubani wall paintings recorded after the Bihar earthquake
2. Rise of Kalighat painting in Calcutta
3. Darjeeling tea becomes India's first GI
4. Jamdani weaving placed on the UNESCO intangible heritage list

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [2-1-3-4]

Explanation:

19th century, 1930s, 2004, 2013.

17.  

Gond painting, made known by Jangarh Singh Shyam, belongs to:

Correct Answer: D [Madhya Pradesh]

Explanation:

Gond painting of dots and lines is the art of the Gond people of Madhya Pradesh, taken to galleries by Jangarh Singh Shyam.

18.  

Thanjavur painting is known for:

Correct Answer: C [gold foil and raised gesso work]

Explanation:

Thanjavur paintings show gods on wooden boards decorated with gold foil and raised gesso work.

19.  

India's Geographical Indications Registry is located at:

Correct Answer: A [Chennai]

Explanation:

The Geographical Indications Registry, which registers GI tags under the 1999 Act, functions from Chennai.

20.  
UPSC Prelims 2018

Consider the following pairs:

Craft – Heritage of

1. Puthukkuli shawls – Tamil Nadu
2. Sujni embroidery – Maharashtra
3. Uppada Jamdani sarees – Karnataka

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: A [1 only]

Explanation:

Sujni is from Bihar; Uppada is in Andhra Pradesh.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2015

Kalamkari painting refers to

Correct Answer: A [a hand-painted cotton textile in South India.]

Explanation:

Kalamkari, from qalam (pen) and kari (work), is hand-painted or block-printed cotton cloth of Andhra Pradesh in South India.

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