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Painting schools & handicrafts of Rajasthan MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 12 Painting schools & handicrafts of Rajasthan questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
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Q1Which painting tradition should be linked with the Chawand Ragamala of 10 April 1605 and the later Nathdwara pichhwai devotional line?
Mewar is the correct link because its centres included Chawand, Udaipur and later Nathdwara-related devotional spaces. The Chawand Ragamala dated 10 April 1605 is given as an early fixed point of royal Mewar painting. Nathdwara then became important for Shrinathji worship and pichhwai backdrops. Kishangarh points to Bani Thani, Kota to hunting, and Bikaner to a related western court style, so they do not match both cues together.
Q2Assertion (A): For CET revision, Hadoti painting can be remembered through Bundi for monsoon and garden mood, and Kota for dynamic royal hunts. Reason (R): south-eastern Rajasthan's hills, rivers, forests and palace spaces are described as shaping Bundi-Kota painting, with Kota especially known for hunting scenes. Choose the correct answer.
Hadoti painting covers Bundi and Kota in south-eastern Rajasthan. Bundi is marked by lush vegetation, rain clouds, palace terraces, garden scenes and an active landscape mood. Kota is closely related but has a sharper identity in royal hunting scenes with tigers, elephants, horses and forest movement. The reason gives the geographical basis: hills, rivers, forests, gardens and palace spaces shaped this visual world. Therefore the Hadoti revision cue is true, and the reason explains why Bundi and Kota are remembered through those themes.
Q3Which one of the following craft-place pairs is incorrectly matched?
The incorrect pair is Bikaner with Bani Thani painting. Bani Thani is placed in the Kishangarh school, especially with Sawant Singh, Nihal Chand and refined Radha-Krishna devotion. Bikaner appears in two different contexts: as a related Marwar painting centre with finer external contact and as a craft centre associated with camel-hide and Usta decorative work. Pratapgarh-Thewa, Bagru and Sanganer-hand block printing, and Molela-terracotta plaques all are correct.
Q4Consider the following statements about the Kishangarh school. Statement 1: It is closely linked with Sawant Singh, Nihal Chand, Radha-Krishna imagery and Bani Thani. Statement 2: Its usual visual markers include elongated faces, arched eyebrows, lotus-like eyes and a lyrical mood. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Kishangarh is one of the easiest Rajasthan schools to identify because There is a clear chain: Sawant Singh, the painter Nihal Chand, idealised Radha-Krishna imagery and Bani Thani. The same section also describes the visual language of elongated faces, arched eyebrows, lotus-like eyes, pointed chins, slender bodies and a lyrical mood. Since the historical association and the visual markers are both part of the Kishangarh description, both statements are correct.
Q5Which of the following pairings is incorrect for the Hadoti painting traditions?
Hadoti painting covers Bundi and Kota, but the two centres have different exam cues. Bundi is remembered for monsoon mood, lush vegetation, palace terraces and garden scenes. Kota is closely related to Bundi but has a sharper identity in dynamic royal hunting scenes with tigers, elephants, horses and forests. Bani Thani and refined Radha-Krishna devotion are the public symbols of Kishangarh, not Kota. Therefore the Kota-Bani Thani pairing is the incorrect one.
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6Match List I with List II. List I: 1. Phad 2. Pichhwai 3. Mandana List II: a. Nathdwara-Shrinathji devotional backdrop b. Folk-deity narrative scroll used in performance c. Household wall and floor decoration
7Gopal Saini is related to which handicraft of Rajasthan?
8Consider the following statements about Kishangarh painting. Statement 1: It flourished in the 18th century under Sawant Singh, also known as Nagari Das. Statement 2: Nihal Chand is closely linked with its idealised Radha-Krishna and Bani Thani imagery. Which of the statements is/are correct?
9Match the painting or craft tradition with its correct place or use. List I: 1. Phad 2. Pichhwai 3. Mandana 4. Thewa List II: a. Gold work on coloured glass at Pratapgarh b. Narrative scrolls of folk deities c. Nathdwara-Shrinathji devotional backdrop d. Wall and floor decoration in homes and ritual spaces
10Assertion: Pratapgarh is associated with Thewa craft. Reason: Thewa involves intricate gold work on coloured glass. Choose the correct answer.
11Which painting tradition is directly linked with the Chawand Ragamala dated 10 April 1605?
12In which school of painting of Rajasthan are women portrayed as hunters?