Insights Static Quiz -158, 2018
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INSIGHTS IAS QUIZ ON STATIC SYLLABUS - 2018
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements
- There are substantially lesser amount of paintings found from Lower Paleolithic period
- In India, earliest paintings have been reported from Upper Paleolithic period
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Answer – C
- Prehistoric paintings have been found in many parts of the world. We do not really know if Lower Palaeolithic people ever produced any art objects. Hence statement 1 is correct.
- But by the Upper Palaeolithic times we see a proliferation of artistic activities. Around the world the walls of many caves of this time are full of finely carved and painted pictures of animals which the cave-dwellers hunted. The subjects of their drawings were human figures, human activities, geometric designs and symbols.
- In India the earliest paintings have been reported from the Upper Palaeolithic times. Hence statement 2 is correct.
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Answer – C
- Prehistoric paintings have been found in many parts of the world. We do not really know if Lower Palaeolithic people ever produced any art objects. Hence statement 1 is correct.
- But by the Upper Palaeolithic times we see a proliferation of artistic activities. Around the world the walls of many caves of this time are full of finely carved and painted pictures of animals which the cave-dwellers hunted. The subjects of their drawings were human figures, human activities, geometric designs and symbols.
- In India the earliest paintings have been reported from the Upper Palaeolithic times. Hence statement 2 is correct.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Rock paintings of ancient period are primarily found in
- Uttarakhand
- Haryana
- Andhra Pardesh
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Answer – C
- Remnants of rock paintings have been found on the walls of the caves situated in several districts of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Bihar.
- Some paintings have been reported from the Kumaon hills in Uttarakhand also. The rock shelters on banks of the River Suyal at Lakhudiyar, about twenty kilometres on the Almora– Barechina road, bear these prehistoric paintings. Lakhudiyar literally means one lakh caves. Hence statements 1 and 3 are correct.
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- Remnants of rock paintings have been found on the walls of the caves situated in several districts of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Bihar.
- Some paintings have been reported from the Kumaon hills in Uttarakhand also. The rock shelters on banks of the River Suyal at Lakhudiyar, about twenty kilometres on the Almora– Barechina road, bear these prehistoric paintings. Lakhudiyar literally means one lakh caves. Hence statements 1 and 3 are correct.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
The famous Lakhudiyar paintings from the prehistoric times are found in
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Answer – A
- Some paintings have been reported from the Kumaon hills in Uttarakhand also. The rock shelters on banks of the River Suyal at Lakhudiyar, about twenty kilometres on the Almora– Barechina road, bear these prehistoric paintings. Lakhudiyar literally means one lakh caves. Hence option A is correct.
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Answer – A
- Some paintings have been reported from the Kumaon hills in Uttarakhand also. The rock shelters on banks of the River Suyal at Lakhudiyar, about twenty kilometres on the Almora– Barechina road, bear these prehistoric paintings. Lakhudiyar literally means one lakh caves. Hence option A is correct.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements about Upper Paleolithic paintings
- They were linear with simple stick like representation of humans
- They were generally in green and red colours
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Answer – C
- The paintings of the Upper Palaeolithic phase are linear representations, in green and dark red, of huge animal figures, such as bisons, elephants, tigers, rhinos and boars besides stick-like human figures. Hence both statements 1 and 2 are correct.
- A few are wash paintings but mostly they are filled with geometric patterns.
- The green paintings are of dancers and the red ones of hunters.
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Answer – C
- The paintings of the Upper Palaeolithic phase are linear representations, in green and dark red, of huge animal figures, such as bisons, elephants, tigers, rhinos and boars besides stick-like human figures. Hence both statements 1 and 2 are correct.
- A few are wash paintings but mostly they are filled with geometric patterns.
- The green paintings are of dancers and the red ones of hunters.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Which of the following statements is/are true about Mesolithic paintings
- The themes were varied, but hunting scenes dominate
- Size of paintings is small
- Men are shown wearing ornaments
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Answer – D
- The largest number of paintings belong to Period II that covers the Mesolithic paintings.
- During this period the themes multiply but the paintings are smaller in size. Hunting scenes predominate. Hence statement 1and 2 are correct.
- The hunting scenes depict people hunting in groups, armed with barbed spears, pointed sticks, arrows and bows. In some paintings these primitive men are shown with traps and snares probably to catch animals.
- The hunters are shown wearing simple clothes and ornaments. Sometimes, men have been adorned with elaborate head-dresses, and sometimes painted with masks also. Hence statement 3 is right.
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Answer – D
- The largest number of paintings belong to Period II that covers the Mesolithic paintings.
- During this period the themes multiply but the paintings are smaller in size. Hunting scenes predominate. Hence statement 1and 2 are correct.
- The hunting scenes depict people hunting in groups, armed with barbed spears, pointed sticks, arrows and bows. In some paintings these primitive men are shown with traps and snares probably to catch animals.
- The hunters are shown wearing simple clothes and ornaments. Sometimes, men have been adorned with elaborate head-dresses, and sometimes painted with masks also. Hence statement 3 is right.
