How Well Do You Know Amrita Sher-Gil?

Question 1

Amrita Sher-Gil is known as:
A) The Queen of Mughal Art
B) The Pioneer of Indian Folk Art
C) The Mother of Modern Indian Art
D) The Founder of the Bengal School
Correct Answer: C) The Mother of Modern Indian Art

Question 2

In which year was Amrita Sher-Gil born?
A) 1910
B) 1913
C) 1920
D) 1925
Correct Answer: B) 1913

Question 3

Amrita Sher-Gil was born in which country?
A) India
B) England
C) Hungary
D) France
Correct Answer: C) Hungary

Question 4

Amrita Sher-Gil studied art in which European city?
A) Rome
B) London
C) Paris
D) Berlin
Correct Answer: C) Paris

Question 5

At which famous institution did Amrita Sher-Gil study in Paris?
A) Académie des Beaux-Arts
B) École des Arts Décoratifs
C) Sorbonne
D) École des Beaux-Arts
Correct Answer: D) École des Beaux-Arts

Question 6

Which art movement had a strong influence on Amrita Sher-Gil during her early years?
A) Surrealism
B) Impressionism
C) Cubism
D) Dadaism
Correct Answer: B) Impressionism

Question 7

Which European painter’s work greatly influenced Amrita Sher-Gil?
A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Édouard Manet
C) Paul Cézanne
D) Paul Gauguin
Correct Answer: D) Paul Gauguin

Question 8

What is the theme of Sher-Gil’s painting “The Three Girls”?
A) Urban lifestyle
B) Mythological figures
C) Emotions and social realities of Indian women
D) Colonial architecture
Correct Answer: C) Emotions and social realities of Indian women

Question 9

Amrita Sher-Gil was of mixed heritage. What were her parents’ nationalities?
A) Indian father and British mother
B) Indian father and Hungarian mother
C) French father and Indian mother
D) Hungarian father and Indian mother
Correct Answer: B) Indian father and Hungarian mother

Question 10

Which of the following paintings was created by Amrita Sher-Gil?
A) Bharat Mata
B) The Bride’s Toilet
C) Shakuntala
D) Lady with a Lamp
Correct Answer: B) The Bride’s Toilet

Question 11

Which part of India did Amrita Sher-Gil visit that deeply inspired her artistic style?
A) Kashmir
B) Bengal
C) South India
D) Rajasthan
Correct Answer: C) South India

Question 12

What medium did Amrita Sher-Gil primarily work with?
A) Watercolor
B) Tempera
C) Oil on canvas
D) Charcoal
Correct Answer: C) Oil on canvas

Question 13

Amrita Sher-Gil died at the young age of:
A) 28
B) 35
C) 30
D) 24
Correct Answer: A) 28

Question 14

Where is the majority of Amrita Sher-Gil’s work preserved today?
A) The British Museum
B) The National Gallery of Modern Art, India
C) Louvre Museum, Paris
D) Tate Modern, London
Correct Answer: B) The National Gallery of Modern Art, India

Question 15

What major Indian award was Amrita Sher-Gil honored with posthumously?
A) Bharat Ratna
B) Padma Bhushan
C) Padma Vibhushan
D) None
Correct Answer: D) None

Question 16

What theme is often dominant in Amrita Sher-Gil’s later Indian works?
A) Abstract geometry
B) Hindu mythology
C) Rural and everyday life
D) Political satire
Correct Answer: C) Rural and everyday life

Question 17

Amrita Sher-Gil was declared a national treasure by:
A) Lalit Kala Akademi
B) Government of India
C) Archaeological Survey of India
D) Indian Council for Cultural Relations
Correct Answer: B) Government of India

Question 18

Which language did Amrita Sher-Gil speak fluently apart from English and Hindi?
A) Tamil
B) Bengali
C) Hungarian
D) Urdu
Correct Answer: C) Hungarian

Question 19

Amrita Sher-Gil was particularly known for painting:
A) Mughal emperors
B) Portraits of British rulers
C) Self-portraits and women
D) Abstract forms and patterns
Correct Answer: C) Self-portraits and women

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true about Amrita Sher-Gil’s style?
A) She rejected Western techniques completely.
B) Her work combined Western techniques with Indian themes.
C) She painted only religious subjects.
D) Her art was limited to abstract expressionism.
Correct Answer: B) Her work combined Western techniques with Indian themes

Question 21

Amrita Sher-Gil is often referred to as which of the following?
A) The Grandmother of Indian Art
B) The Indian Picasso
C) India’s Frida Kahlo
D) The Mother of Modern Indian Art
Correct Answer: D) The Mother of Modern Indian Art

Question 22

Amrita Sher-Gil was influenced by which European art movement during her studies in Paris?
A) Cubism
B) Impressionism
C) Expressionism
D) Surrealism
Correct Answer: B) Impressionism

Question 23

Which painting by Amrita Sher-Gil is known for its portrayal of the daily lives of South Indian women?
A) The Three Girls
B) Self Portrait as a Tahitian
C) South Indian Villagers Going to Market
D) Bride’s Toilet
Correct Answer: C) South Indian Villagers Going to Market

Question 24

Amrita Sher-Gil was born in which country?
A) India
B) Hungary
C) France
D) England
Correct Answer: B) Hungary

Question 25

Which of the following best describes the themes often explored in Amrita Sher-Gil’s artworks?
A) Urbanization and industrial growth
B) Traditional European aristocracy
C) Everyday life and struggles of Indian women
D) Mythological stories of Hindu gods
Correct Answer: C) Everyday life and struggles of Indian women