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Art Education in India: A Historical Perspective

This quiz will test your knowledge about the history of art education in India.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When was the first art school established in India?

  1. 1854
  2. 1857
  3. 1860
  4. 1863
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first principal of the Government School of Art in Calcutta?

  1. John Griffiths
  2. Charles D'Oyly
  3. James Prinsep
  4. William Prinsep
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following artists was not a student at the Government School of Art in Calcutta?

  1. Raja Ravi Varma
  2. Abanindranath Tagore
  3. Nandalal Bose
  4. Amrita Sher-Gil
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following art schools was founded by Abanindranath Tagore?

  1. The Bengal School of Art
  2. The Indian Society of Oriental Art
  3. The Calcutta Art Society
  4. The Madras School of Art
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following artists was a member of the Bengal School of Art?

  1. Raja Ravi Varma
  2. Nandalal Bose
  3. Gaganendranath Tagore
  4. Jamini Roy
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following art schools was founded by Jamini Roy?

  1. The Calcutta Art Society
  2. The Indian Society of Oriental Art
  3. The Madras School of Art
  4. The Santiniketan Art School
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following artists was a student at the Santiniketan Art School?

  1. Benode Behari Mukherjee
  2. Ramkinkar Baij
  3. K.G. Subramanyan
  4. All of the above
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following art schools was founded by K.G. Subramanyan?

  1. The Baroda School of Art
  2. The Delhi College of Art
  3. The J.J. School of Art
  4. The Madras School of Art
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following artists was a student at the Baroda School of Art?

  1. Bhupen Khakhar
  2. Gulammohammed Sheikh
  3. Jyoti Bhatt
  4. All of the above
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following art schools was founded by J. Swaminathan?

  1. The Cholamandal Artists' Village
  2. The Delhi College of Art
  3. The J.J. School of Art
  4. The Madras School of Art
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following artists was a resident artist at the Cholamandal Artists' Village?

  1. K.C.S. Paniker
  2. A. Ramachandran
  3. K.G. Subramanyan
  4. All of the above
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following art schools was founded by M.F. Husain?

  1. The Delhi College of Art
  2. The J.J. School of Art
  3. The Madras School of Art
  4. The Zakir Husain College of Fine Arts
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following artists was a student at the Zakir Husain College of Fine Arts?

  1. Tyeb Mehta
  2. Ram Kumar
  3. S.H. Raza
  4. All of the above
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following art schools was founded by S.H. Raza?

  1. The Delhi College of Art
  2. The J.J. School of Art
  3. The Madras School of Art
  4. The Raza Foundation
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following artists was a resident artist at the Raza Foundation?

  1. Jogen Chowdhury
  2. Gulammohammed Sheikh
  3. K.G. Subramanyan
  4. All of the above
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