Saturday 4 February 2012

NTSE SAMPLE QUESTIONS (05.02.12)

1.    The Painting named “Ruins on the banks of the Ganges at Gazipur” was painted by-
    (A) Thomas Daniell    (B) William Daniell    (C) Johann Zoffany    (D) George Willson

2.    Read the following Statements Carefully-
    (1) In Imperial Arts Indians were shown as submissive.
    (2) British were shown as superior & Imperious.
    (3) They were shown as flaunt in their clothes, stand regally or sit arrogantly & live a life of luxury
    (4) Sometimes Indians were also drawn at the centre of such paintings-
    Which of the above Statements is/are not true-
    (A) 1,4                      (B) 2,3                     (C) Only 1                       (D) Only 4

3.    Which of the following statement is/are not true in regarding the painting made by Johann zoffany-
    (A) “The Aurial and Dashwood families of Calcutta” was painted by Zoffany.
    (B)  This was made in 1784 , Thomas Dashwood & his wife were painted with their friends & relatives
    (C) Indians were presented as serving tea to their British masters.
    (D) Indian maid was also presented as serving Lousia Aurial(Wife of Thomas Dashwood)

4.    Which of the following statement is/are not true in regarding the painting made by Francis Hayman-
    (A) In this painting Lord Clive’s meeting with Mir Jafar is shown.
    (B) Lord Clive & his troops are  shown to be welcomed by Mir Jafar after the battle of Plassey.
    (C)  A British is also shown hoisting the Union Jack.
    (D) The dead body of Nawab Sirajuddaulah is also shown in the painting.

5.    Which of the following statement is/are  true in regarding the painting which shows the victory of the battle of Seringapatam-
    (A) This painting was made by Rober Kerr Porter in 1800
    (B) The British troops are shown storming the fort from all the sides & cutting Tipu’s soldiers to pieces.
    (C) A British soldier is also shown raising the British flag aloft on the ramparts of Tipu’s fort.
    (D) The painting is full of action & energy & dramatises the event & Glorifies the British triumph.
    (E) All of These

6     Read the following Statements carefully-
    (1) Portrait is a picture of a person in which the face and its expression is prominent & another tradition
                of Imperial art
    (2) The Rich and the powerful, both British and Indians wanted to see themselves on Canvas.
    (3) Unlike the   existing Indian tradition of painting portraits in miniature, Colonial portraits were life-size             images that looked lifelike and real.
    (4) This new style also served as an ideal means of displaying the lavish life-style.
    Which of the above statements are true-
    (A) 1,2,3                     (B) 2,3,4                          (C) 2,3                    (D) All of These

7.    Which of the following statements is not related to the portrait of Nawab of Arcot-
    (A) The portrait was painted by George Willison & Tilly Kettle.
    (B) He gifted the paintings to the King of England and the Directors of the East India Company.
    (C) He  commissioned two visiting artists George Willison & Tilly Kettle to make his paintings.
    (D) The nawab was presented as the central figure of portrait with sceptre in his hand.

8.    Mural is a-
    (A) Wall painting    (B) Scroll painting    (C) Portrait painting    (D) None of These

9.    Which of the following Statements is not Correct regarding the “Clive Street Of Calcutta”
    (A) It was made by Thomas and William Daniell.
    (B) In this Painting the making of new Calcutta is shown.
    (C) Majestic European style buildings and new mode of transport are presented to show the development.
    (D) In this painting the image of traditional India is also presented.

10.    Assertion- The paintings of local plants,animals,historical buildings and monuments, festivals and processions are known as company paintings.
    Reason-  These pictures are eagerly collected by the East India Company officials as they wanted to collect the paintings by which they could understand India.
    (A) Both (A) & (R) are right & (R) is the right explanation of (A)
    (B) Both (A) & (R) are right & (R) is not the right explanation of (A)
    (C) (A) is Right but (R) is wrong
    (D) (A) is wrong But (R) is Right

ANSWERS - Q.1-(A), Q.2-(D), Q.3-(D), Q.4-(D), Q.5-(E),
                      Q.6-(D), Q.7-(C), Q.8-(A), Q.9-(D), Q.10-(A)

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