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.
- Q21.
Bagh paintings (the cave paintings of Bagh) are found in which state?
A. Madhya PradeshB. OdishaC. KarnatakaD. MaharashtramediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q22.
Chikankari is one of the important crafts of which state?
A. Uttar PradeshB. PunjabC. West BengalD. GujarateasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q23.
'Mekhela Chador' is a traditional dress of which state?
A. ManipurB. KeralaC. AssamD. SikkimeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q24.
The Chenchu scheduled tribe belongs mainly to which state?
A. RajasthanB. TelanganaC. JharkhandD. KeralamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q25.
The process of applying coloured enamels into grooves engraved on metal ornaments is known as:
A. MeenakariB. FiligreeC. ZardoziD. BidriwareeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q26.
The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia tribes are found mainly in which state?
A. MeghalayaB. TripuraC. NagalandD. MizorameasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q27.
'Patna Kalam' is a:
A. Style of calligraphyB. Type of textile weaveC. Classical dance formD. Style of paintingmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q28.
Potloi is the bridal dress worn by brides of which state?
A. ManipurB. MizoramC. NagalandD. AssammediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q29.
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 › - Q30.
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 › - Q31.
The 'Bhotiya' are a scheduled tribe of which state?
A. Madhya PradeshB. GujaratC. UttarakhandD. KeralamediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q32.
Which community in Rajasthan is known for practising block printing?
A. LangaB. KalbeliyaC. ChhipaD. ManganiyarmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q33.
The famous traditional double-ikat silk weave of Gujarat is known as:
A. KanjeevaramB. BaluchariC. PaithaniD. PatolaeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q34.
'Phulkari' is a famous embroidery of which state?
A. KarnatakaB. PunjabC. West BengalD. Uttar PradesheasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q35.
The Maasai are a tribe of which country?
A. GhanaB. NigeriaC. KenyaD. South AfricaeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q36.
The Maori tribe belongs to which country?
A. New ZealandB. FijiC. AustraliaD. CanadaeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q37.
The Gond, Baiga and Bhil are tribes mainly of which part of India?
A. The Andaman and Nicobar IslandsB. North-East IndiaC. Central IndiaD. The Himalayan regioneasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q38.
The Indian town of Machilipatnam (Masulipatnam) is famous for which art?
A. KalamkariB. MadhubaniC. PattachitraD. WarlimediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q39.
The 'Pheran' is the traditional dress worn by the men and women of:
A. SikkimB. LadakhC. KashmirD. Himachal PradesheasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q40.
The Bhutia tribe belongs mainly to which state?
A. MizoramB. AssamC. UttarakhandD. SikkimeasyAsked in PoliceView solution ›