Class-12 Exam 2020 : Question Paper (Commercial Art)

• Subject :- Commercial Art
• Class : XII
• Year : 2020

SECTION A

Instruction : Write answers for all the six parts of the question by selecting the correct one from the given options. 1x6=6 

1. (a) Which of the following sub-schools of the Rajasthani school, does the famous miniature-painting ‘Raja Aniruddha Singh Hara’ belong to ?
(A) Mewar sub-school
(B) Bikaner sub-school
(C) Bundi sub-school
(D) Kishangarh sub-school

(b) By which of the following painters has the famous miniature-painting ‘Krishna with Gopis’ of the Pahari School been made ?
(A) Nainsukh
(B) Manaku
(C) Guman
(D) Dana

(c) In which of the following mediums have the miniature-paintings of the Mughal School been painted in ?
(A) Pastel colours
(B) Acrylic colours
(C) Water colours
(D) Oil colours

(d) Which one of the following miniature-paintings has been made in the Golkonda sub-school of Deccan School ?
(A) Ragini Pat-hamsika
(B) Chand Bibi Playing Polo (Chaugan)
(C) Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Khusro
(D) Kabir and Raidas

(e) Which of the following techniques has been used in the painting ‘Journey’s End’ made by the famous painter, Abanindranath Tagore of the Bengal school ?
(A) Dry-brush
(B) Tempera
(C) Wash
(D) Wash and tempera

(f) Who, among the following painters, painted the famous contemporary, (modern) Indian painting ‘Mother and Child’ ?
(A) Amrita Sher-Gil
(B) Jamini Roy
(C) M.F. Husain
(D) Kamlesh Dutt Pande

SECTION B

Instruction : Write the answer for each question in about 30 words. 2x3=6

2. (a) Which one do you like or dislike among the following Rajasthani or Pahari miniature-paintings ? Give your appropriate reasons in short, duly based on the aesthetic-parameters :
(i) Radha (Bani-Thani)
OR
(ii) Nand, Yashoda and Krishna with Kinsmen Going to Vrindavana
(b) Write a critical note on the compositional-arrangement of any of the following Mughal or Deccan miniature-paintings in short :
(i) Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhana
OR
(ii) Ragini Pat-hamsika

(c) Which one do you like or dislike among the following Contemporary (modern) Indian artworks ? Give your appropriate reasons in short, duly based on the aesthetic-parameters :
(i) Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean (A painting)
OR
(ii) Of Walls (A graphic-print)
OR
(iii) Triumph of Labour (A sculpture)

SECTION C

Instruction : Write the answer for each question in about 100 words. 3x2=6

3. (a) Appreciate any of the following miniature paintings included in your course of study, duly based on its : 
(1) Name of the painter,
(2) Medium & Technique, and
(3) Compositon :
(i) Marriage Procession of Dara Shukoh
 OR
(ii) Falcon on a Bird-Rest
(b) Why is the famous miniature-painting ‘Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Khusro’ of the Deccan School included in your course of study, appreciable in your opinion ? Substantiate your answer with suitable examples/reasons duly based on the aesthetic-parameters.

SECTION D

Instruction : Write the answer for the given question in about 200 words. 6x1=6

4. Identify any relevant painting of the Bengal School or Contemporary (modern) Indian graphic-print included in your course of study comprising of the following features and explain them in that artwork accordingly :
(a) The delineation of attenuated human figures with extra elongated limbs and tapering fingers, which reflect the influence of the Rajasthani, Pahari and Mughal miniatures. Hence, the emphasis on the European realism is terminated. 
OR
(b) The depiction of skeletal human and animal figures in the graphic-prints by Somnath Hore, is an expression of his sensitivity towards injustice to them and the life-long protest against it.

SECTION E

Instruction : Write answer for the given question in about 200 words. 6x1=6

5. Evaluate the artistic achievements of any of the following painters with reference to his particular painting included in your course of study :
(i) Sahibdin (Rajasthani School)
OR
(ii) Manaku (Pahari School)

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