1. The “Pietà” is sculpted by:

A) Donatello
B) Michelangelo
C) Bernini
D) Ghiberti
Answer: B

2. The material commonly used in lost-wax casting is:

A) Marble
B) Bronze
C) Granite
D) Wood
Answer: B

3. The “Discobolus” represents a:

A) Philosopher
B) Warrior
C) Disc thrower
D) Boxer
Answer: C

4. Auguste Rodin is known as the father of:

A) Cubist sculpture
B) Modern sculpture
C) Baroque sculpture
D) Romanesque sculpture
Answer: B

5. “The Thinker” belongs to which artist?

A) Brancusi
B) Rodin
C) Giacometti
D) Moore
Answer: B

6. The “Gates of Paradise” were created by:

A) Donatello
B) Michelangelo
C) Ghiberti
D) Pisano
Answer: C

7. Terra-cotta literally means:

A) Dry clay
B) Fired earth
C) Raw stone
D) Soft plaster
Answer: B

8. “Chiseling” is a technique used for:

A) Casting
B) Modeling
C) Carving
D) Welding
Answer: C

9. “Bird in Space” is by:

A) Henry Moore
B) Brancusi
C) Hepworth
D) Calder
Answer: B

10. Which of these is an additive technique?

A) Carving
B) Modeling
C) Subtraction
D) Engraving
Answer: B

11. The material alabaster is:

A) A type of marble
B) A soft gypsum stone
C) Volcanic glass
D) Metal alloy
Answer: B

12. Bronze sculptures were highly developed in:

A) Harappa
B) Egyptian art
C) Renaissance
D) Medieval Europe
Answer: A

13. The “Venus de Milo” is from:

A) Roman period
B) Gothic period
C) Hellenistic period
D) Renaissance
Answer: C

14. Armature is used in:

A) Marble carving
B) Metal casting
C) Clay modeling
D) Wood carving
Answer: C

15. “David” by Michelangelo is carved from:

A) Granite
B) Marble
C) Limestone
D) Sandstone
Answer: B

16. Kinetic sculpture involves:

A) Movable parts
B) Engraving
C) Static forms
D) Molding
Answer: A

17. The “Lion Capital of Ashoka” is made of:

A) Bronze
B) Sandstone
C) Wood
D) Terracotta
Answer: B

18. “Mobile” sculptures were invented by:

A) Duchamp
B) Calder
C) Hepworth
D) Moore
Answer: B

19. “Reclining Figure” series is by:

A) Henry Moore
B) Rodin
C) Giacometti
D) Kapoor
Answer: A

20. Subtractive process involves:

A) Adding clay
B) Removing material
C) Polishing
D) Welding
Answer: B

21. The Sanchi Toranas are an example of:

A) Stone masonry
B) Wooden art
C) Bronze casting
D) Plaster work
Answer: A

22. “The Dying Slave” is sculpted by:

A) Bernini
B) Michelangelo
C) Canova
D) Donatello
Answer: B

23. The “Laocoön Group” belongs to:

A) Renaissance
B) Greek Hellenistic
C) Gothic
D) Egyptian
Answer: B

24. A bas-relief sculpture is:

A) Fully round
B) Slight projecting
C) Flat carving
D) In negative form
Answer: B

25. “Nataraja” bronze sculptures flourished under:

A) Cholas
B) Guptas
C) Mauryas
D) Mughals
Answer: A

26. Stone used for Khajuraho sculptures:

A) Sandstone
B) Marble
C) Granite
D) Basalt
Answer: A

27. The “Great Sphinx” is located in:

A) Giza
B) Athens
C) Rome
D) Thebes
Answer: A

28. The Gandhara school was influenced by:

A) Chinese art
B) Persian art
C) Greco-Roman art
D) Japanese art
Answer: C

29. “Ecstasy of Saint Teresa” is by:

A) Bernini
B) Michelangelo
C) Donatello
D) Canova
Answer: A

30. “Anish Kapoor” is known for:

A) Terracotta work
B) Mirror-polished sculptures
C) Wooden idols
D) Sand art
Answer: B

31. The process of “Patination” is used in:

A) Wood
B) Marble
C) Bronze
D) Terracotta
Answer: C

32. The term “megalith” refers to:

A) Very small sculpture
B) Large stone monument
C) Clay statue
D) Metal idol
Answer: B

33. “Yakshi of Didarganj” is made of:

A) Granite
B) Chunar sandstone
C) Marble
D) Steatite
Answer: B

34. Wax used in lost-wax casting is called:

A) Resin
B) Beeswax
C) Microcrystalline wax
D) Paraffin
Answer: B

35. Who created the sculpture “Unique Forms of Continuity in Space”?

A) Boccioni
B) Giacometti
C) Rodin
D) Duchamp
Answer: A

36. “The Kiss” sculpture is by:

A) Rodin
B) Michelangelo
C) Brancusi
D) Bernini
Answer: A

37. Modeling tools are used mainly with:

A) Granite
B) Bronze
C) Clay
D) Jade
Answer: C

38. The Lingaraja temple sculptures belong to:

A) Chola
B) Chalukya
C) Ganga dynasty
D) Pallava
Answer: C

39. “Stabile” refers to:

A) Moving sculpture
B) Static sculpture
C) Clay sculpture
D) Relief sculpture
Answer: B

40. “Dhokra” art belongs to:

A) Lost-wax bronze casting
B) Stone carving
C) Wood carving
D) Shell craft
Answer: A

41. The Venus of Willendorf belongs to:

A) Bronze Age
B) Paleolithic age
C) Neolithic age
D) Iron age
Answer: B

42. “Space frame” structures are used in:

A) Carving
B) Installation sculpture
C) Pottery
D) Fresco
Answer: B

43. “Gandhara Buddha” is carved in:

A) Marble
B) Grey schist
C) Sandstone
D) Basalt
Answer: B

44. Sandstone is mostly a/an:

A) Igneous rock
B) Metamorphic rock
C) Sedimentary rock
D) Composite rock
Answer: C

45. “The Column of Trajan” is in:

A) Athens
B) Rome
C) Paris
D) London
Answer: B

46. “Torso of Harappa” is made of:

A) Terracotta
B) Red sandstone
C) Bronze
D) Clay
Answer: C

47. Soldering is commonly used in:

A) Wood sculpture
B) Metal sculpture
C) Stone sculpture
D) Glass sculpture
Answer: B

48. “Maillol” is known for:

A) Thin elongated figures
B) Massive female nudes
C) Abstract geometric works
D) Kinetic works
Answer: B

49. “Asokan Pillars” are examples of:

A) Monolithic sculptures
B) Metal casting
C) Wooden carving
D) Clay modeling
Answer: A

50. Relief sculpture that projects strongly is:

A) Bas relief
B) High relief
C) Sunken relief
D) Negative relief
Answer: B

SCULPTURE — MCQs (51–100)

(With Answers)

51. The technique of carving where outlines are cut deeper than the surface (sunken style) is called:

A) High relief
B) Bas relief
C) Intaglio
D) Sunken relief
Answer: D

52. “The Torso of Priest-King” belongs to:

A) Harappan civilization
B) Mauryan period
C) Gupta period
D) Chola period
Answer: A

53. “Portrait busts” were highly developed by:

A) Greeks
B) Romans
C) Egyptians
D) Byzantines
Answer: B

54. The sculpture technique of joining metal parts by melting is:

A) Casting
B) Welding
C) Modeling
D) Carving
Answer: B

55. “Elephanta caves” depict sculptures of:

A) Vishnu
B) Shiva
C) Buddha
D) Jain Tirthankaras
Answer: B

56. Material used traditionally in African tribal sculpture:

A) Granite
B) Bronze
C) Wood
D) Alabaster
Answer: C

57. “Walking Man” is sculpted by:

A) Brancusi
B) Rodin
C) Giacometti
D) Canova
Answer: C

58. The medium for “Chris Ofili’s” sculptures often includes:

A) Glass
B) Cow dung
C) Wax
D) Iron
Answer: B

59. The term “in the round” refers to:

A) Relief work
B) Sculpture carved on one side only
C) Sculpture viewable from all sides
D) Circular carving
Answer: C

60. Which Indian site shows rock-cut Jain sculptures?

A) Badami
B) Dilwara
C) Ellora
D) Sanchi
Answer: C

61. The famous “Dying Gaul” is:

A) Greek
B) Roman copy of Greek original
C) Renaissance
D) Byzantine
Answer: B

62. The “Ashokan Lion Capital” is in which style?

A) Gandhara
B) Mauryan
C) Amaravati
D) Gupta
Answer: B

63. Which sculptor is associated with “infinite column”?

A) Kapoor
B) Rodin
C) Brancusi
D) Moore
Answer: C

64. Marble is mainly composed of:

A) Quartz
B) Calcite
C) Feldspar
D) Silica
Answer: B

65. “Moai” sculptures (giant heads) belong to which island?

A) Cyprus
B) Bali
C) Easter Island
D) Iceland
Answer: C

66. The large Buddha statue of Bamiyan was destroyed in:

A) 1990
B) 2001
C) 1985
D) 2011
Answer: B

67. “Durga Slaying Mahishasura” at Mamallapuram is:

A) Wood sculpture
B) Bas-relief
C) High relief
D) In-the-round
Answer: B

68. “The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa” is made using:

A) Bronze
B) Marble
C) Terracotta
D) Plaster
Answer: B

69. The “Standing Buddha” of Sarnath belongs to:

A) Gandhara school
B) Mathura school
C) Amaravati school
D) Pala school
Answer: B

70. “Nok terracotta” belongs to which region?

A) China
B) Nigeria
C) India
D) Egypt
Answer: B

71. Which sculptor is famous for using “found objects”?

A) Giacometti
B) Duchamp
C) Calder
D) Hepworth
Answer: B

72. “The Sun Temple, Konark” features sculptures of:

A) Jain themes
B) Erotic and mythological forms
C) Buddhist scenes
D) Mughal reliefs
Answer: B

73. A “stele” is:

A) Free-standing statue
B) Upright stone slab with inscriptions
C) Carved pillar
D) Clay modeling
Answer: B

74. “Tensile strength” of a sculpture material refers to:

A) Ability to reflect light
B) Capacity to withstand pulling
C) Heat resistance
D) Resistance to water
Answer: B

75. Which sculptor is known for balloon-like, reflective works?

A) Anish Kapoor
B) Oldenburg
C) Jeff Koons
D) Serra
Answer: C

76. A “lintel” in architecture often contains:

A) Mosaics
B) Carvings
C) Paintings
D) Tiles
Answer: B

77. “Lion Hunt” reliefs belong to:

A) Assyrian art
B) Roman art
C) Egyptian art
D) Etruscan art
Answer: A

78. “Mithuna” figures in Indian temples depict:

A) War scenes
B) Celestial dancers
C) Loving couples
D) Ascetics
Answer: C

79. “Colossal sculpture” refers to:

A) Very small sculpture
B) Medium-sized
C) Very large sculpture
D) Miniature relief
Answer: C

80. The bronze “Dancing Girl” of Harappa stands in:

A) Contrapposto
B) Tribhanga
C) S-curve
D) Frontality
Answer: A

81. “Contrapposto” is:

A) Symmetrical pose
B) Weight shifted on one leg
C) Kneeling position
D) Aerial pose
Answer: B

82. “Hermes and the Infant Dionysus” is by:

A) Praxiteles
B) Phidias
C) Polykleitos
D) Lysippus
Answer: A

83. A “caryatid” is:

A) A male column sculpture
B) A female figure used as a column
C) A mythological creature
D) A guardian statue
Answer: B

84. “Hoysala sculptures” are known for:

A) Simplicity
B) Heavy ornamentation
C) Flat relief
D) Geometric abstraction
Answer: B

85. Which sculptor made “Sky Mirror”?

A) Koons
B) Boccioni
C) Kapoor
D) Moore
Answer: C

86. The “Bhulai Buddha” in Thailand is:

A) Rock-cut
B) Terracotta
C) Bronze
D) Jade
Answer: A

87. “Torii gate” sculptures belong to:

A) China
B) Korea
C) Japan
D) Indonesia
Answer: C

88. A maquette is:

A) Full-scale statue
B) Preliminary small model
C) Clay mold
D) Stone casting
Answer: B

89. “The Pietà Rondanini” is the last sculpture of:

A) Donatello
B) Michelangelo
C) Bernini
D) Canova
Answer: B

90. “Ashokan pillars” have which capital form?

A) Lion
B) Bull
C) Horse
D) All of these
Answer: D

91. “Mobile art” uses:

A) Clay
B) Moving elements
C) Wood
D) Terracotta
Answer: B

92. “Dada sculpture” often includes:

A) Religious forms
B) Realistic portraits
C) Ready-made objects
D) Mythical stories
Answer: C

93. Lava stone is used in:

A) Mesoamerican sculptures
B) Harappan art
C) Egyptian art
D) Roman temples
Answer: A

94. “The Veiled Christ” is famous for its:

A) Use of silver
B) Carved transparent drapery
C) Bronze casting
D) Multiple figures
Answer: B

95. Which tool is used for marble carving?

A) Gouge
B) Chisel
C) Scratch awl
D) Welding torch
Answer: B

96. “Spirit of Detroit” is a sculpture by:

A) Moore
B) Calder
C) Marshall Fredericks
D) Koons
Answer: C

97. Fiberglass is used because:

A) It is very heavy
B) It cannot be painted
C) It is lightweight and strong
D) It is brittle
Answer: C

98. “Kushan Buddha” sculptures are mostly in:

A) Bronze
B) Red sandstone
C) Limestone
D) Marble
Answer: B

99. “Assemblage sculpture” uses:

A) Only clay
B) Ready-made materials combined
C) Pure wood
D) Only stone
Answer: B

100. The “Statue of Liberty” is made of:

A) Bronze
B) Iron
C) Copper
D) Aluminum
Answer: C