Samuel Bourne was a famous

1

(a)

photographer

(b)

painter

(c)

historian

(d)

biographer

Raja Ravi Varma decided to set-up a picture production team and printing press on the outskirts of

1

(a)

Calcutta

(b)

Bombay

(c)

Madras

(d)

Hyderabad

When did Thomas Daniell and William Daniell come to India?

1

(a)

1785

(b)

1765

(c)

1755

(d)

1855

Who among these was a portrait painter?

1

(a)

Rober Kerr Porter

(b)

Johann Zoffany

(c)

David Wilkie

(d)

G Farrington

General Baird was

1

(a)

an artist

(b)

a trader

(c)

a commander of the British army

(d)

a Governor-General

Muhammad Ali Khan of Arcot became a dependent ______________ of the East India Company in the 1770s.

1

(a)

pensioner

Thomas and William Daniell stayed in India for _________________

1

(a)

seven years

Abanindranath Tagore was the _______________ of Rabindranath Tagore.

1

(a)

nephew

With the spread of nationalism, popular prints of the early 20th century began carrying ______________ messages.

1

(a)

nationalist

G Farrington was a visiting British ______________

1

(a)

artist

Japanese artists who visited India tried to develop an Asian art movement.

1

(a) False

(b) True

Nandalal Bose was a student and disciple of Abanindranath Tagore.

1

(a) False

(b) True

The most famous photographic studio 'Bourne and Shephard was set-up in Bombay.

1

(a) True

(b) False

After the 1850s, we see a new trend within the Kalighat artists

1

(a) True

(b) False

Tipu Sultan's Dariya Daulat palace at Seringapatam had mural paintings on its walls.

1

(a) False

(b) True

With whom did the European artists come to India?

1

(a)

With the British traders and rulers, the European artists came to India.

Who was General Baird?

1

(a)

General Baird was the commander of the British army, who led the British army that stormed Tipu Sultan's fort.

Name the two puppet nawabs installed in Murshidabad by the British after the Battle of Plassey (1757).

1

(a)

After the Battle of Plassey, the British installed first Mir Jafar then Mir Qasim in Murshidabad.

Name one of the presses that was set-up in late 19th century Calcutta.

1

(a)

The Calcutta Art Studio was one of the presses that was-set up in the late 19th century Calcutta.

How were the figures in scroll paintings traditionally drawn?

1

(a)

Traditionally, the figures in scroll paintings are drawn flat, not rounded.

In what way did the British history paintings in India reflect the attitudes of imperial conquerors?

3

(a)

Why did some artists produce cheap popular prints? What influence would such prints have had on the minds of people who looked at them?

3

(a)

Why did European portrait painting become popular in India?

3

(a)

How did European photographers create the images of India?

3

(a)

What is mural painting? Give example from history when mural painting was used.

3

(a)

What was the reason behind the Indian nawabs began commissioning imposing oil portraits by European painters?

5

(a)

Look at the given figure along with the images of Indian miniatures you saw in the History book of Class VII. Can you identify some of the elements of similarity between them? Look for differences too.

5

(a)

Describe in your own words one painting from this chapter which suggests that the British were more powerful than Indians. How does the artist depict this?

5

(a)