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 Ahom community belongs to which state?
A. ManipurB. Arunachal PradeshC. AssamD. TripuraeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q7.
The Sigiriya frescoes and the Dambulla cave paintings are found in:
A. IndiaB. MyanmarC. NepalD. Sri LankaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q8.
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 › - Q9.
The Toda tribe belongs to which mountain region?
A. Garo hillsB. Nilgiri hillsC. Aravalli hillsD. Shivalik hillseasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q10.
The Madhubani style of painting originated in which state?
A. BiharB. Uttar PradeshC. OdishaD. West BengaleasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q11.
Thangka paintings mainly depict deities of which religion?
A. SikhismB. ZoroastrianismC. BuddhismD. JainismeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q12.
The Sentinelese, Onge and Jarawa tribes traditionally inhabit which region?
A. LakshadweepB. Andaman and Nicobar IslandsC. SundarbansD. Nilgiri hillseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q13.
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 › - Q14.
Chikankari is one of the important crafts of which state?
A. Uttar PradeshB. PunjabC. West BengalD. GujarateasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q15.
'Mekhela Chador' is a traditional dress of which state?
A. ManipurB. KeralaC. AssamD. SikkimeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q16.
The process of applying coloured enamels into grooves engraved on metal ornaments is known as:
A. MeenakariB. FiligreeC. ZardoziD. BidriwareeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q17.
The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia tribes are found mainly in which state?
A. MeghalayaB. TripuraC. NagalandD. MizorameasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q18.
The traditional art of decorating the floor in front of the house with rice flour, especially in Tamil Nadu, is called:
A. AipanB. AlpanaC. KolamD. MandanaeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q19.
The paintings at the Ajanta caves mainly illustrate:
A. Lives of the Jain TirthankarasB. Scenes from the MahabharataC. Jataka talesD. Panchatantra storieseasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q20.
The famous traditional double-ikat silk weave of Gujarat is known as:
A. KanjeevaramB. BaluchariC. PaithaniD. PatolaeasyAsked in RailwayView solution ›