Paintings, Crafts, Dress & Tribes Questions with Solutions
This topic covers India's traditional painting styles (such as Madhubani, Warli, Pattachitra, Kalamkari, Gond and Tanjore), handicrafts and textiles, traditional dresses, and the major tribes of each state and their customs. It also includes Geographical Indication (GI) tags given to crafts and products. Questions usually ask which state a painting or craft belongs to, which tribe lives in a region, or what a traditional dress is called. Warli belongs to Maharashtra, Madhubani to Bihar, Pattachitra to Odisha and West Bengal, and Gond art to Madhya Pradesh. Grouping tribes by state, and noting the largest tribe of key states (such as the Bhils and the Santhals), helps with elimination. Practise the paintings, crafts and tribes questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q1.
Jamini Roy, Amrita Sher-Gil and Nandalal Bose are famous Indian:
A. Film directorsB. PoetsC. Classical dancersD. PainterseasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q2.
The 'Mysore Peta', an important part of traditional attire in Karnataka, is worn on the:
A. ShouldersB. FeetC. WaistD. HeadeasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q3.
Pattachitra painting is a traditional art form of which state?
A. BiharB. OdishaC. RajasthanD. Andhra PradesheasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q4.
Warli painting is a tribal folk art of which state?
A. ChhattisgarhB. MaharashtraC. Madhya PradeshD. GujarateasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q5.
Phad paintings, a form of scroll painting depicting folk deities such as Pabuji and Devnarayan, are famous in:
A. West BengalB. GujaratC. KeralaD. RajasthaneasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q6.
The Kani (Kanikkar) tribe is found mainly in which state?
A. OdishaB. GujaratC. AssamD. KeralamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q7.
The Ahom community belongs to which state?
A. ManipurB. Arunachal PradeshC. AssamD. TripuraeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q8.
Miniature painting developed in eastern India (Bengal, Bihar and Odisha) during the rule of which dynasty?
A. Satavahana dynastyB. Chola dynastyC. Rashtrakuta dynastyD. Pala dynastymediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q9.
The Sigiriya frescoes and the Dambulla cave paintings are found in:
A. IndiaB. MyanmarC. NepalD. Sri LankaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q10.
The Santhal community is an ethnic group mainly of which part of India?
A. North-western IndiaB. Western IndiaC. Southern IndiaD. Eastern IndiaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q11.
The Toda tribe belongs to which mountain region?
A. Garo hillsB. Nilgiri hillsC. Aravalli hillsD. Shivalik hillseasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q12.
The Madhubani style of painting originated in which state?
A. BiharB. Uttar PradeshC. OdishaD. West BengaleasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q13.
Thangka paintings mainly depict deities of which religion?
A. SikhismB. ZoroastrianismC. BuddhismD. JainismeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q14.
The 'Paitkar' paintings are unique cultural symbols of which state?
A. PunjabB. JharkhandC. RajasthanD. KeralamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q15.
The Sentinelese, Onge and Jarawa tribes traditionally inhabit which region?
A. LakshadweepB. Andaman and Nicobar IslandsC. SundarbansD. Nilgiri hillseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q16.
Margamkali is a traditional ritual folk art of which state?
A. Tamil NaduB. GoaC. KarnatakaD. KeralamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q17.
The fine underfur of Kashmiri (Changthangi) goats is used to weave shawls known as:
A. Pashmina shawlsB. Phulkari shawlsC. Shahtoosh shawlsD. Kullu shawlseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q18.
'Jadopatia' is a form of painting found in which state?
A. RajasthanB. Andhra PradeshC. OdishaD. JharkhandmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q19.
Guler paintings are famous in which state?
A. RajasthanB. Uttar PradeshC. GujaratD. Himachal PradeshmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q20.
Saura paintings are famous in which state?
A. Madhya PradeshB. OdishaC. MaharashtraD. BiharmediumAsked in SSC +1View solution ›