1. Which painting technique uses pigments mixed with hot wax?

A. Gouache
B. Encaustic
C. Tempera
D. Oil
Answer: B

2. Who painted “Blue Nude”?

A. Pablo Picasso
B. Henri Matisse
C. Edouard Manet
D. Paul Gauguin
Answer: B

3. The term “chiaroscuro” refers to—

A. Perspective lines
B. Light and shadow contrast
C. Optical mixing
D. Textural variation
Answer: B

4. Who is the painter of “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte”?

A. Georges Seurat
B. Claude Monet
C. Edgar Degas
D. Henri Rousseau
Answer: A

5. “Foreshortening” is related to—

A. Color harmony
B. Creating illusion of depth
C. Brushstroke technique
D. Symbolism
Answer: B

6. Watercolor paper is primarily made of—

A. Cotton
B. Plastic fiber
C. Pulpwood
D. Marble dust
Answer: A

7. Who founded the Cubist movement?

A. Matisse
B. Picasso & Braque
C. Klimt & Schiele
D. Manet & Degas
Answer: B

8. “Fresco secco” means—

A. Wet plaster technique
B. Dry plaster technique
C. Wax-based technique
D. Powder technique
Answer: B

9. “Impasto” refers to—

A. Thin glazing
B. Thick paint application
C. Mixing complementary colors
D. Screen printing layers
Answer: B

10. The art style “Trompe l’oeil” aims to—

A. Distort figures
B. Create illusions
C. Use bold outlines
D. Blur backgrounds
Answer: B

11. Who painted “American Gothic”?

A. Grant Wood
B. Jackson Pollock
C. Norman Rockwell
D. Edward Hopper
Answer: A

12. Which is NOT a water-based medium?

A. Watercolor
B. Acrylic
C. Poster color
D. Oil
Answer: D

13. Tempera commonly uses which binder?

A. Egg yolk
B. Linseed oil
C. Casein
D. Wax
Answer: A

14. “Alla prima” painting means—

A. Painting in layers
B. Direct, wet-on-wet
C. Dry brush
D. Underpainting only
Answer: B

15. Where is the mural “Guernica” located?

A. Prado Museum
B. Reina Sofia Museum
C. Louvre
D. Tate Modern
Answer: B

16. Who painted “The Arnolfini Portrait”?

A. Jan van Eyck
B. Rembrandt
C. Goya
D. Vermeer
Answer: A

17. The Renaissance started in—

A. France
B. Germany
C. Italy
D. Belgium
Answer: C

18. “Pointillism” uses—

A. Large strokes
B. Dot application
C. Blended tones
D. Rough texture
Answer: B

19. Who painted “The Scream”?

A. Edvard Munch
B. Monet
C. Renoir
D. Dali
Answer: A

20. A monochromatic color scheme uses—

A. One color + tints & shades
B. Opposite colors
C. All primary colors
D. Muted tones only
Answer: A

21. Acrylic paints were introduced in—

A. 18th century
B. 19th century
C. 20th century
D. 21st century
Answer: C

22. Atmospheric perspective uses—

A. Harsh outlines
B. Lighter, cooler distant colors
C. Warm backgrounds
D. High contrast foregrounds
Answer: B

23. Who painted “The Starry Night”?

A. Monet
B. Van Gogh
C. Cezanne
D. Gauguin
Answer: B

24. Which of the following is a Renaissance artist?

A. Leonardo da Vinci
B. Kandinsky
C. Miro
D. Hockney
Answer: A

25. “Gouache” is—

A. Transparent
B. Opaque watercolor
C. Oil-based
D. Wax-based
Answer: B

26. Who painted “Liberty Leading the People”?

A. Goya
B. Delacroix
C. Monet
D. Renoir
Answer: B

27. In Indian miniature painting, “Wasli” refers to—

A. Brush
B. Handmade paper
C. Pigment
D. Binder
Answer: B

28. “Pentimento” refers to—

A. Visible changes beneath paint
B. Color inversion
C. Repetitive patterns
D. Surface gloss
Answer: A

29. The art movement “Realism” focuses on—

A. Emotional exaggeration
B. Hyper symbolism
C. Everyday life
D. Religious themes
Answer: C

30. A “glaze” in painting is—

A. Thick opaque coat
B. Thin transparent layer
C. Dry texture
D. Mixed palette
Answer: B

31. Who painted “The Last Supper”?

A. Raphael
B. Michelangelo
C. Leonardo da Vinci
D. Titian
Answer: C

32. The binder in oil paint is—

A. Gum Arabic
B. Egg yolk
C. Linseed oil
D. Acrylic polymer
Answer: C

33. Sfumato technique was mastered by—

A. Caravaggio
B. Raphael
C. Da Vinci
D. Titian
Answer: C

34. Fauvism is characterized by—

A. Natural color
B. Bold and unnatural color
C. Monochrome tones
D. Neutral palettes
Answer: B

35. Who painted “The Birth of Venus”?

A. Botticelli
B. Titian
C. Raphael
D. Michelangelo
Answer: A

36. “Cloisonné technique” separates color areas using—

A. Threads
B. Wax
C. Metal strips
D. Glue
Answer: C

37. Which tool is used for blending charcoal?

A. Shader
B. Tortillon
C. Palette knife
D. Gesso brush
Answer: B

38. Alla prima avoids—

A. Drying time
B. Color mixing
C. Underpainting
D. Highlighting
Answer: C

39. Who painted “Water Lilies”?

A. Degas
B. Manet
C. Monet
D. Renoir
Answer: C

40. Cubism emphasizes—

A. Dream-like imagery
B. Geometric simplification
C. Perspective realism
D. Minimal shading
Answer: B

41. Which surface is best for watercolor?

A. Canvas
B. Thin craft paper
C. Cold-pressed paper
D. Plastic sheet
Answer: C

42. The main characteristic of Surrealism is—

A. Geometric forms
B. Symbolic realism
C. Dream imagery
D. Folk colors
Answer: C

43. Oil paints dry by—

A. Evaporation
B. Oxidation
C. Freezing
D. Fuming
Answer: B

44. Who painted “Girl with a Pearl Earring”?

A. Rembrandt
B. Vermeer
C. Titian
D. Rubens
Answer: B

45. The golden ratio is approximately—

A. 2:1
B. 1.618
C. 1:3
D. 0.618
Answer: B

46. A palette knife is mainly used for—

A. Blending
B. Mixing and applying thick paint
C. Glazing
D. Water spreading
Answer: B

47. The Impressionists painted—

A. Studio lighting
B. Outdoor scenes (plein air)
C. Abstract concepts
D. Surreal themes
Answer: B

48. “Binder” in paint means—

A. The structure
B. The medium holding pigment
C. The varnish
D. The filler
Answer: B

49. Kandinsky is known as the pioneer of—

A. Realism
B. Abstract art
C. Surrealism
D. Symbolism
Answer: B

50. “Gesso” is used to—

A. Clean brushes
B. Prepare surfaces
C. Mix colors
D. Seal varnish
Answer: B

51. What style is associated with Picasso’s early works?

A. Rose Period & Blue Period
B. Minimalism
C. Futurism
D. Cubism only
Answer: A

52. Who painted “Whistler’s Mother”?

A. Whistler
B. Turner
C. Sargent
D. Cassatt
Answer: A

53. A complementary color pair is—

A. Blue–Green
B. Red–Green
C. Yellow–Blue
D. Orange–Green
Answer: B

54. What is “grisaille”?

A. Red-based underpainting
B. Gray monochrome painting
C. Wet-on-wet oil painting
D. High contrast shading
Answer: B

55. Opaque watercolor is known as—

A. Tempera
B. Gouache
C. Acrylic
D. Casein
Answer: B

56. “Broken color” technique was used by—

A. Renoir
B. Monet
C. Seurat
D. Degas
Answer: B

57. Indian Pahari paintings are known for—

A. Blue backgrounds
B. Romantic themes
C. Political themes
D. Tribal motifs
Answer: B

58. The binder in fresco is—

A. Wax
B. Lime plaster
C. Cement
D. Oil
Answer: B

59. Van Gogh used which brushstroke style?

A. Pointillism
B. Heavy directional strokes
C. Smooth blending
D. Crosshatching
Answer: B

60. The Pop Art movement emerged in—

A. 1920s
B. 1950s–60s
C. 1970s
D. 1990s
Answer: B

61. Who painted “Christina’s World”?

A. Wyeth
B. Hopper
C. O’Keeffe
D. Rothko
Answer: A

62. A “triptych” consists of—

A. Two panels
B. Three panels
C. Four panels
D. Seven panels
Answer: B

63. Who painted “The Night Watch”?

A. Vermeer
B. Rembrandt
C. Rubens
D. Reubens
Answer: B

64. The term impasto is associated with—

A. Thin wash
B. Thick paint texture
C. Dry shading
D. Charcoal blending
Answer: B

65. “Optical mixing” is used in—

A. Cubism
B. Pointillism
C. Surrealism
D. Gothic art
Answer: B

66. Which is NOT a Renaissance painting?

A. Last Supper
B. Mona Lisa
C. School of Athens
D. The Scream
Answer: D

67. Sgraffito involves—

A. Layer scratching
B. Color dripping
C. Stencil shading
D. Wood burning
Answer: A

68. Egg tempera dries—

A. Slowly
B. Very fast
C. By oxidation
D. After days
Answer: B

69. “Water Lilies” series contains—

A. 50 paintings
B. 100+ paintings
C. 10 paintings
D. 5 paintings
Answer: B

70. Fauves were known as—

A. Wild beasts
B. Calm artists
C. Classical painters
D. Realist masters
Answer: A

71. Which pigment is toxic?

A. Titanium white
B. Cadmium red
C. Ultramarine blue
D. Burnt sienna
Answer: B

72. Who painted “Olympia”?

A. Manet
B. Monet
C. Renoir
D. Goya
Answer: A

73. The Renaissance center was—

A. Florence
B. Paris
C. Rome
D. Vienna
Answer: A

74. The basic element of a painting is—

A. Line
B. Message
C. Symbol
D. Frame
Answer: A

75. Stippling uses—

A. Dots
B. Lines
C. Shades
D. Smudging
Answer: A

76. “The Hay Wain” was painted by—

A. Constable
B. Turner
C. Gainsborough
D. Blake
Answer: A

77. Pop Art used—

A. Classical themes
B. Mass culture imagery
C. Mythology
D. Tribal forms
Answer: B

78. Glazing adds—

A. Dullness
B. Transparency
C. Texture
D. Matte effect
Answer: B

79. Wash technique is used in—

A. Watercolor
B. Oil
C. Charcoal
D. Pastel
Answer: A

80. Minimum three properties of color are—

A. Value, intensity, hue
B. Shade, size, tone
C. Line, texture, shape
D. Tint, contrast, depth
Answer: A