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1 Lo cp No. of Printed Pages : 8 I OVA-003 I CERTIFICATE IN VISUAL ARTS - PAINTING/APPLIED ART/SCULPTURE (CVAP)/CVAA/CVAS Term-End Examination December, 2017 OVA-003 : AN INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN ART Time : 21/2 hours Maximum Marks : 70 Note : Attempt all questions. SECTION - A Choose the best option from the following four alternatives. Each question carry two marks. All questions are compulsory. 15x2=30 1. Mansur was a : (a) (b) (c) (d) Mughal painter Pahari miniature painter Rajasthani miniature painter None of them 2. Dark tone Pencil is : (a) 8B (b) 6B (c) 2B (d) HB 3. Banithani is a : (a) Painting (b) Sculpture (c) Drawing (d) None of them OVA P.T.O.

2 4. Ajanta is located at : (a) Hyderabad (c) Bhopal (b) Aurangabad (d) Ahemedabad 5. Who has written "Rasik priya"? (a) Keshavadas (b) Kalidasa (c) Vatsayayana (d) A.K. Coomaraswamy 6. Oldest cave of Ajanta is : (a) 17 (b) 26 (c) 19 (d) 9 7. M.F. Husain was a : (a) Painter (c) Art Critic (b) Sculptor (d) None of them 8. Bharat Kala Bhavan is situated at : (a) Bhopal (b) Delhi (c) Varanasi (d) Patna 9. Who wrote `Natya Shastra'? (a) Bhatta Lollata (b) Bharatamuni (c) Shiva Ram Murti (d) Bhanu Dutta 10. Who was the founder of Mauryan dynasty? (a) Ashoka (b) Kumaragupta (c) Chandra Gupta Maurya (d) Skandagupta OVA-003 2

3 11. Who has written "Arthasastra"? (a) A.K. Coomaraswamy (b) Maha Kavi Bhasa (c) Kautilya (d) Kalidasa 12. Ajanta paintings depict scenes from the : (a) Purana (b) Jatakas (c) Ramayana (d) Mahabharata 13. Dancing Girl was found at : (a) Mohenjo-daro (b) Harappa (c) Ropar (d) Kalibanga 14. Turpentine oil is used in which colour? (a) Oil colour (b) Acrylic colour (c) Poster colour (d) None of them 15. Raja Ravi Verma was a : (a) Painter (b) Sculptor (c) Musician (d) All SECTION - B Fill in the blanks with suitable answers. All questions carry equal marks. All question are compulsory. 10x2=20 1. Mansur was a painter of court. 2. Bagh caves is situated at 3. Gitanjali is written by 4. S.H. Raza was a 5. Primary colours are OVA P.T.O.

4 6. Rangoli is created on the 7. Madhubani art belong to 8. Taj Mahal is situated at bank of river. 9. Water colour medium is 10. Second limb of Shadanga is SECTION - C Attempt any two questions. Each question carry 5 marks. Answer within 100 words. 2x5=10 1. Write about a short note on Mural painting. 2. Write a note on Padmapani Boddhisatva. 3. Write a short note on 'Pramarani. 4. Write in brief on water colour technique. SECTION - D Attempt any one question. Each question carry 10 marks. Answer with 250 words. 1x10=10 1. Write about Mughal miniature school with some examples. OR Write an essay on Pahari miniature Painting. 2. Write about 'Shadanga' with some examples. OVA-003 4

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