CBSE Class 12 Commercial Art Question Paper 2020

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(^maVr` H$bm H$m B{Vhmg)
COMMERCIAL ART (Theory)
(HISTORY OF INDIAN ART)

{ZYm©[aV g_` : 2 KÊQ>o A{YH$V_ A§H$ : 30
Time allowed : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 30
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(B) ~rH$mZoa Cn-e¡br
(C) ~§yXr Cn-e¡br
(D) {H$eZJ‹T> Cn-e¡br

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H$bmH$mam| _| go {H$gZo H$s ?
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(B) _mZHy$
(C) Jw_mZ
(D) XmZm

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(C) Ob a§Jm| _|
(D) V¡br` a§Jm| _|

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General Instructions : All the five Sections are compulsory, which carry marks as
indicated against each Section.

SECTION A

Instruction : Write answers for all the six parts of the question by selecting the
correct one from the given options. 16=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
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h¡ ?
(A) am{JZr nÅ>-h§{gH$m
(B) Mm±X ~r~r nmobmo (Mm¡JmZ) IobVo hþE
(C) hµOaV {ZµOm_wÔrZ Am¡{b`m Am¡a A_ra Iwgamo
(D) H$~ra Am¡a a¡Xmg

(L>) ~§Jmb e¡br Ho$ à{gÕ {MÌH$ma AdZrÝÐZmW Q>¡Jmoa Ûmam a{MV {MÌ ‘`mÌm H$m AÝV’
{ZåZ{b{IV _| go {H$g VH$ZrH$ go ~Zm`m J`m h¡ ?
(A) gyIm-~«e
(B) Q>oånam
(C) dme
(D) dme Am¡a Q>oånam

(M) à{gÕ g_H$mbrZ (AmYw{ZH$) ^maVr` {MÌ ‘_m± Am¡a ~ÀMm’ {ZåZ{b{IV {MÌH$mam|
_| go {H$gHo$ Ûmam ~Zm`m J`m ?
(A) A_¥Vm eoa{Jb
(B) `m{_Zr am`
(C) E_.E\$. hþgoZ
(D) H$_boe XÎm nm§S>o

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(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

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ngÝX AWdm ZmngÝX H$aVo h¢ ? `Wm{d{Y gm¢X`©-_mnXÊS>m| Ho$ AmYma na, AnZo
g_w{MV H$maU g§jon _| Xr{OE :
(i) amYm (~Ur-R>Ur)
AWdm
(ii) Z§X, `emoXm Am¡a H¥$îU ñdOZm| Ho$ g§J d¥§XmdZ OmVo hþE

(I) {ZåZ{b{IV _wµJb AWdm XpŠIZr bKw-{MÌm| _| go {H$gr EH$ H$s
g§`moOZ-ì`dñWm na EH$ g_rjmË_H$ {Q>ßnUr g§jon _| {b{IE :
(i) JmodY©ZYmar H¥$îU
AWdm
(ii) am{JZr nQ>-h§{gH$m

(J) {ZåZ{b{IV g_H$mbrZ (AmYw{ZH$) ^maVr` H$bmH¥${V`m| _| go {H$gr EH$ H$mo
Amn Š`m| ngÝX AWdm ZmngÝX H$aVo h¢ ? `Wm{d{Y gm¢X`© _mnXÊS>m| Ho$ AmYma
na, AnZo g_w{MV H$maU g§jon _| Xr{OE :
(i) am_ g_wÐ H$m _X-_X©Z H$aVo hþE (EH$ {MÌ)
AWdm
(ii) Xrdmam| go gamoH$ma (EH$ N>mnm-{MÌ)
AWdm
(iii) l_ H$s {dO` (EH$ _y{V©-{eën)
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SECTION B

Instruction : Write the answer for each question in about 30 words. 23=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)

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gm¢X`©-{ddoMZ `Wm{d{Y BgHo$ (1) {MÌH$ma H$m Zm_, (2) _mÜ`_ Ed§ VH$ZrH$, VWm
(3) g§`moOZ Ho$ AmYma na H$s{OE :
(i) Xmam ewH$moh H$s ~mamV
AWdm
(ii) EH$ njr-{dlm_ (AS²>S>o) na ~mµO

(I) AmnHo$ nmR>çH«$_ _| gpå_{bV XpŠIZr e¡br _| {Z{_©V à{gÕ bKw-{MÌ ‘hµOaV
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hm| Am¡a CÝh| Cg H$bmH¥${V _| VXZwgma g_PmBE :
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_mZdr` AmH¥${V`m| H$m A§H$Z, Omo amOñWmZr, nhm‹S>r Am¡a _wµJb bKw-{MÌm| Ho$ à^md
H$mo Xem©Vr h¢ & Bg àH$ma `yamonr` `WmW©dmX Ho$ à^wÎd H$mo g_mßV H$a {X`m J`m
h¡ &
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àH$Q>rH$aU h¡ &
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SECTION C

Instruction : Write the answer for each question in about 100 words. 32=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. 61=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.

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nmR>çH«$_ _| gpå_{bV CgHo$ {MÌ {deof Ho$ g§X^© _| H$s{OE :
(i) gm{h~XrZ (amOñWmZr e¡br)
AWdm
(ii) _mZHy$ (nhm‹S>r e¡br)

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SECTION E
Instruction : Write answer for the given question in about 200 words. 61=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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