Art and Culture


  1. Who, amidst the following is a distinguished painter?









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    Amrita Sher-Gil, was an eminent Indian painter, some-times known as India's Frida Kahlo, and today considered an important woman painter of 20th century India, whose legacy stands at par with that of the Masters of Bengal Renaissance. She is also the 'most expensive' woman painter of India. The Government of India has declared her works as National Art Treasures, and most of them are housed in the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi

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    Amrita Sher-Gil, was an eminent Indian painter, some-times known as India's Frida Kahlo, and today considered an important woman painter of 20th century India, whose legacy stands at par with that of the Masters of Bengal Renaissance. She is also the 'most expensive' woman painter of India. The Government of India has declared her works as National Art Treasures, and most of them are housed in the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi


  1. Who amidst the following is renowned in the field of sculpture?









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    Ramkinkar Baij was an Indian sculptor and painter, one of the pioneers of modern Indian sculpture. Modern Western art and pre and post-classical Indian art were his main point of reference. He used local material advantageously, and worked combining the skills of a modeller and a carver.

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    Ramkinkar Baij was an Indian sculptor and painter, one of the pioneers of modern Indian sculpture. Modern Western art and pre and post-classical Indian art were his main point of reference. He used local material advantageously, and worked combining the skills of a modeller and a carver.



  1. Which of the following places of Sikh religion heritage is not in India?









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    Nankana Sahib is a city and capital of Nankana Sahib District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is named after the first guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak Dev, the central figure in Sikhism who was born here, so it is a city of high historic and religious value and is a popular pilgrimage site for Sikhs from all over the world. It is located about 80 kilometers south west of Lahore.

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    Nankana Sahib is a city and capital of Nankana Sahib District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is named after the first guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak Dev, the central figure in Sikhism who was born here, so it is a city of high historic and religious value and is a popular pilgrimage site for Sikhs from all over the world. It is located about 80 kilometers south west of Lahore.


  1. Jamini Roy distinguished himself in the field of









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    Jamini Roy (1887-1972), one of the most celebrated artists of modern India, is especially admired for his painting that brought solace to the viewers in a tormented time of history. He gave a novel and daring direction to the art of colonial India by evolving his idiom of expression out of Bengal’s folk painting, discarding at once both of the dominating trends of his days, namely, Western academicism, then insipid and decadent, and Neo-Bengal school, which tended to become cold and fragile. And as the time marched, his concept of art’s agelessness has gained importance in the context of the present generation artists’ new search for the roots.

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    Jamini Roy (1887-1972), one of the most celebrated artists of modern India, is especially admired for his painting that brought solace to the viewers in a tormented time of history. He gave a novel and daring direction to the art of colonial India by evolving his idiom of expression out of Bengal’s folk painting, discarding at once both of the dominating trends of his days, namely, Western academicism, then insipid and decadent, and Neo-Bengal school, which tended to become cold and fragile. And as the time marched, his concept of art’s agelessness has gained importance in the context of the present generation artists’ new search for the roots.



  1. Who painted the master piece “Hamsa Damayanti” ?









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    Hamsa Damayanthi is an oil painting on canvas of Raja Ravi Varma. In this painting, Princess Damayanthi is shown talking with Royal Swan about Nalan.

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    Hamsa Damayanthi is an oil painting on canvas of Raja Ravi Varma. In this painting, Princess Damayanthi is shown talking with Royal Swan about Nalan.