| Post Name | Studio Assistant - Collegiate Education Music Colleges |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 117/2025/OL |
| Category Code | 241/2024 |
| Date of Test | 15 October 2025 |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
A line that is completed by the perception of the viewer is called
Answer
A. Implied line
2
James Rosenquist's 'Gift wrapped Doll # 16' can be an example of
Answer
D. Simulated texture
3
U.S. Capital building is an example of
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B. Symmetrical balance
4
Aerial perspective is also called
Answer
C. Atmospheric perspective
5
Vague outline and smoky appearance are characteristics of the technique called
Answer
A. Sfumato
6
Who does the Formalist Theory of art belongs to?
Answer
A. Clive Bell
7
Find out from the options a theoretician of art who belongs to Gestalt theory.
Answer
A. Rudolf Arnheim
8
What is it called when two objects appear to have the color under the one light source but diļ¬erent under another?
Answer
B. Metamerism
9
"Perspective makes single eye the center of the visible world" who does this statement belong to?
Answer
A. John Berger
10
Raphael's 'School of Athens' is an example of
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C. One point perspective
11
How does Leonardo da Vinci employ the technique of Sfumanto in his painting The Virgin and Child with St. Anne?
Answer
B. By blending tones and softening transitions, creating a smoky, atmospheric depth
12
Which method was used in the Italian wet frescoes of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo?
Answer
A. Buon Fresco
13
The Kerala mural paintings in the Guruvayaur temple use natural pigments on which surface?
Answer
C. Fresh lime plastered walls
14
Which pigment, famously used in medieval manuscript and Renaissance paintings, was made from Lapis Lazuli?
Answer
B. Ultramarine Blue
15
Nandalal Bose's murals at the Haripura Congress Session (1938) were important because :
Answer
B. They celebrated rural Indian life and nationalist spirit
16
Which of the following best reļ¬ects the "playful" aspect of Subramanyan's toys?
Answer
A. Animals were abstracted, simpliļ¬ed and imbued with personality, ready to entertain or narrate stories
17
Which early experiences inļ¬uenced Benode Behari Mukherjee's landscape paintings of rivers and forests?
Answer
B. Growing up in rural Bengal and spending time in nature due to partial visual impairment
18
Which technique is used in Raga Mala paintings to represent musical modes?
Answer
B. Personifying ragas with seasonal, emotional and symbolic imagery in miniature painting style
19
Diego Rivera's mural The History of Mexico (Palacio Nacional, Mexico City) primarily depicts:
Answer
A. The Mexican Revolution, conquest, indigenous civilizations and the struggles of the working class
20
Which of the following best describes the traditional technique used in European stained glass painting?
Answer
B. Using colored glass pieces joined with lead cames, often enhanced with painted details and ļ¬red to fuse pigments
21
"Among the following, which statements are not related to the etching technique"? i. It is an intaglio process. ii. Uses Limestone. iii. Uses metal plate. iv. Image is carved.
Answer
C. ii and iv
22
Who among These is not a printmaker?
Answer
D. Amrita Sher-Gil
23
Who among these is a famous Japanese print maker?
Answer
B. Katsushika Hokusai
24
Who among the following artists did not use print making medium?
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C. Leonardo da Vinci
25
Arrange the processes of "Lithography" in order. i. Drawing the image with Greasy ink. ii. Grinding the stone. iii. Applying oily ink and taking the print. iv. Treating the surface with Gum arabic and acid.
Answer
C. ii, i, iv, iii
26
Photographic printing process that produces images by exposing a light-sensitive surface to UV light.
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D. Cynotype
27
Find out the fact that is not related to the oleographs of Raja Ravi Varma.
Answer
D. They were colour woodblock prints
28
Which one is not an intaglio print making technique?
Answer
D. Linocut
29
Which is the oldest known form of print making technique in the world?
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C. Woodcut
30
"On a copper or steel plate, the surface is fully pitted, then a pen like tool is used to draw and smoothen it". Can you identify which print making technique is described here?
Answer
D. Mezzotint
31
Which dynasty built Mahabalipuram Temple Sculptures?
Answer
A. Pallava
32
Unļ¬red Pottery is called?
Answer
C. Green ware
33
What is the method of sculpting by projecting only a little bit from the background surface?
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B. Low Relief
34
In sculpture, the skill with which one uses tools and materials is called?
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D. Craftmanship
35
A sculptural technique in which liquid materials are shaped by pouring into a mold is called
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A. Casting
36
Which of the following is a property of ļ¬berglass casting process?
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A. Resin
37
Name the process of ļ¬ring clay pots.
Answer
D. Baking
38
Name the tools used for carving wood and stone in sculptures.
Answer
A. Chisel
39
Which oxide gives red colour to terracotta sculptures?
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B. Iron oxide
40
Which of the gas used in gas welding?
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B. Acetylene
41
What is a key advantage of shooting in RAW format compared to JPEG?
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C. Greater editing ļ¬exibility
42
Which format is best suited for printing high-quality photographs due to its lossless compression?
Answer
B. TIFF
43
If you increase ISO, what is a potential downside?
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B. Increased image noise
44
Which combination results in a brighter image?
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B. High ISO, slow shutter speed, wide aperture
45
What is the Rule of Thirds in visual composition?
Answer
C. A technique that divides the frame into nine equal parts
46
Which of the following best describes the shift from analog to digital photography?
Answer
C. Transition from light-sensitive ļ¬lm to electronic image sensors
47
What is the full form of CMOS in digital imaging technology?
Answer
B. Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
48
What is the primary function of the "Clone Stamp Tool"?
Answer
B. To duplicate pixels from one area to another
49
Which statement best explains why vector graphics are resolution- independent?
Answer
C. They are deļ¬ned by mathematical equations for shapes and paths
50
What is a camera obscura?
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C. A darkened enclosure with a small hole that projects an inverted image
51
From which civilization "Dancing Girl" - the most captivating piece of artefact was found?
Answer
C. Indus Valley Civilization
52
The National emblem of India is an adaptation of
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A. Lion Capital of Sarnath
53
'Bodhisattva Padmapani' (Bodhisattva holding a Lotus) is the landmark painting in _________ caves.
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B. Ajanta
54
UNESCO World Heritage site Brihadeeswara temple architecture belongs to ______ dynasty.
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D. Chola
55
'The Taj Mahal' was built in Agra by emperor Shah Jahan, as a mausoleum for his deceased wife
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C. Mumtaz Mahal
56
Raja Ravi Varma mastered the visual language of ___________ and used it to depict scenes from popular epics and everyday scenes.
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B. Academic Realism
57
____________ was invited by poet and artist Rabindranath Tagore to head 'Kala Bhavana', part of Visva-Bharati University of Santiniketan.
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A. Nandalal Bose
58
Which artist was the outspoken leader of the progressive Artists' Group of Bombay?
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D. Francis Newton Souza
59
___________ painted local barber or watch repairer with the same earnestness as he painted the experiences of queer and their struggle with the middleclass morality.
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D. Bhupen Khakhar
60
__________ used Photorealism/Mediatic realism to comment on communal violence on one hand at the same time, gave us a a glimpse of the newlook that cities had acquired with India's technological advancements
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C. T.V. Santhosh
61
__________ is an image created by incisions or carvings on a rock surface in prehistoric times.
Answer
C. Petroglyph
62
The terms "Paleolithic" and "Neolithic" was introduced by ___________ in his work pre-historic Times in 1865.
Answer
A. John Lubbock
63
__________ is a prehistoric art form in which animals (and humans) are depicting by drawing or painting the skeletal frame and internal organs.
Answer
D. X-ray style Art
64
One of the major Neolithic site of Jericho is located in
Answer
C. Palestine
65
__________ is a spiritual practice centered on a person believed to possess the ability to interact with the spirit world to heal and serve their community.
Answer
D. Shaman
66
Megalithic sites in Kerala include the ancient burial grounds of Kudakkallu Parambu in Trissur, with its unique "umbrella stones" (Kudakkallu) and the Muniyaras (dolmens) and other burial sites in
Answer
A. Marayoor
67
Is the following statement true? Ziggurats found in ancient Egypt, were hemispherical tombs.
Answer
B. No
68
____________ played an important role in changing Egypt's traditional polyheistic religion to one that was monotheistic, worshipping the sun god known as Aton.
Answer
D. Queen Nefertiti
69
In China during the ____________ dynasty, landscape painting had evolved into an independent genre as a Universal longing of reļ¬ned men, sometimes conveying speciļ¬c social, philosophical or political convictions.
Answer
C. T'ang
70
The script that evolved in ancient Egypt was
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B. Hieroglyphs
71
A quality which emphasises the three-dimensional nature of shape or mass is called :
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D. Plasticity
72
A mechanical system for creating the illusion of a three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface is called :
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B. Linear perspective
73
Which of the following statements is true for Chiaroscuro?
Answer
D. It is a technique of blending light and shade to create the illusion of volume and atmosphere
74
Max Bill's sculptures are best described as examples of which type of balance?
Answer
C. Asymmetrical Balance
75
The basic element in a pattern that is repeated or varied to create the overall design is called:
Answer
B. Motif
76
Which of the following statements correctly describes Staccato and Angular rhythm in visual art?
Answer
B. Staccato rhythm is abrupt and separated; angular rhythm uses sharp angles and changes in direction.
77
Which Gestalt principle explains why we perceive a series of disconnected dots as forming a complete shape?
Answer
D. Closure
78
Which of the following statements about the newly discovered color '0lo' is correct?
Answer
B. 0lo was perceived by stimulating speciļ¬c retinal cells, creating a color beyond normal human vision
79
Which design principle makes one part of a composition stand out against another?
Answer
C. Contrast
80
In perspective drawing, which statement about a vanishing point is corrrect?
Answer
A. It is the point where parallel lines seem to converge on the horizon
81
The sculptor Benvenuto Cellini belonged to which of the following periods?
Answer
C. Mannerism
82
Who is the sculptor of the 'Salt-Cellar' from the following artists?
Answer
A. Benvenuto Cellini
83
Who is the painter of the 'Doubting Thomas' from the following artists?
Answer
A. Caravaggio
84
In which of the following museums is the painting the 'Third of May' by Francesco - Goya housed?
Answer
C. Prado Museum, Madrid
85
Who is the painter of 'The Death of Socrates' from the following atrists?
Answer
B. Jacques Louis David
86
Who is the sculptor of 'The ecstasy of St. Teresa' from the following artists?
Answer
D. Gian Lorenzo Bernini
87
The painter Henri de Toulouse - Lautrec belonged to which of the following periods?
Answer
A. Post-Impressionism
88
Who is the painter of 'The third class Carriage' from the following artists?
Answer
B. Honore Daumier
89
Who is the painter of 'Road with Cypress' from the following artists?
Answer
A. Vincent Van Gogh
90
Who is the painter of the 'A Sunday afternoon on the Grande Jatte' from the following artists?
Answer
A. Georges Seurat
91
Henri Matisse is a _________ painter.
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A. Fauvist
92
Name of the pioneer of German Expressionism.
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C. Emil Nolde
93
Name of the artist who painted Les Demoiselles d'Avignon?
Answer
B. Pablo Picasso
94
Name an artist who was a member of Die Brucke (The Bridge) Group?
Answer
D. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
95
Bridget Riley is associated with which art movement?
Answer
B. Op Art
96
'Spiral Jetty' is a famous work of Land Art created by which artist?
Answer
A. Robert Smithson
97
'How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare' is a famous performance artwork by which artist?
Answer
B. Joseph Beuys
98
Which of the following is an important work by the conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth?
Answer
C. One and Three chairs
99
'Just What Is It That Makes Today's Homes So Diļ¬erent, so Appealing?' is famous Pop Art Work by which artist?
Answer
D. Richard Hamilton
100
Who is the Swiss sculptor that created the iconic bronze sculpture 'The Walking Man'?
Answer
A. Alberto Giacometti
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