Class 11 English (Hornbill / JAC Board)

1. Who is the writer of the chapter 'Landscape of the Soul'?

• A. Nathalie Trouveroy
• B. A.R. Williams
• C. Gordon Cook
• D. Nick Middleton

2. Who was Wu Daozi in Chinese art history?

• A. A famous painter of the eighth century
• B. A Tang Emperor
• C. A famous sculptor
• D. A philosopher of Daoism

3. Which Emperor commissioned Wu Daozi to paint a landscape for a palace wall?

• A. Tang Emperor Xuanzong
• B. Emperor Qin Shi Huang
• C. Emperor Wu of Han
• D. Emperor Kublai Khan

4. What happened when Wu Daozi clapped his hands in front of the cave in his painting?

• A. The entrance of the cave opened
• B. The painting fell off the wall
• C. The Emperor fell unconscious
• D. Water started flowing from the wall

5. What happened to Wu Daozi and his painting after he entered the cave?

• A. He entered, the cave entrance closed, and the painting vanished forever
• B. He returned with gold coins
• C. The Emperor captured him
• D. The painting turned into real nature

6. Why didn't a Chinese painter draw the eye of a dragon in his painting?

• A. For fear it would fly out of the painting
• B. Because he forgot how to draw it
• C. Because the paint color was missing
• D. Because the Emperor forbade him

7. Who fell in love with a blacksmith's daughter in 15th-century Antwerp?

• A. Quinten Metsys
• B. Wu Daozi
• C. François Cheng
• D. Nek Chand

8. What was Quinten Metsys's original profession before becoming a painter?

• A. Blacksmith
• B. Sculptor
• C. Carpenter
• D. Weaver

9. What did Quinten Metsys paint on the master's panel that tricked the painter?

• A. A fly with delicate realism
• B. A realistic dragon
• C. A butterfly on a leaf
• D. A portrait of the master

10. What key difference between European and Chinese painting is highlighted in the text?

• A. European painting seeks illusionistic likeness; Chinese painting aims for inner spirit
• B. European art uses black ink; Chinese art uses oil colors
• C. Chinese art is realistic; European art is abstract
• D. European art has no perspective; Chinese art uses exact scale

11. What does the Chinese concept 'Shanshui' literally translate to?

• A. Mountain-water
• B. Sun-moon
• C. Heaven-earth
• D. River-forest

12. In the Daoist concept of Shanshui, what does 'Yang' represent?

• A. The vertical mountain, masculine, stable, warm and dry
• B. The horizontal water, feminine, fluid, cool and moist
• C. The unpainted empty space
• D. The human spectator

13. In the Daoist concept of Shanshui, what does 'Yin' represent?

• A. Water, feminine, receptive, cool and moist
• B. Mountain, masculine, warm and dry
• C. Fire, active and bright
• D. Air, unseen and moving

14. What is the 'Middle Void' in Daoist philosophy?

• A. The unpainted essential space where Yang and Yin interact
• B. The center of a mountain peak
• C. The deep ocean floor
• D. The human heart

15. What yogic practice is compared to the 'Middle Void' in the chapter?

• A. Pranayama (breath control)
• B. Asanas (postures)
• C. Dhyana (meditation)
• D. Surya Namaskar

16. What role does Man play in the universe according to Daoist cosmology?

• A. The conduit of communication between Heaven and Earth
• B. The ruler over all animals
• C. A passive observer with no purpose
• D. The creator of nature

17. What term was coined by French painter Jean Dubuffet in the 1940s?

• A. Art Brut or Outsider Art
• B. Impressionism
• C. Abstract Surrealism
• D. Renaissance Art

18. Who is India's most famous untutored genius in the field of 'Outsider Art'?

• A. Nek Chand
• B. M.F. Husain
• C. Raja Ravi Varma
• D. Jamini Roy

19. Where is the world-famous 'Rock Garden' created by Nek Chand located?

• A. Chandigarh
• B. New Delhi
• C. Jaipur
• D. Shimla

20. What materials did Nek Chand use to build his Rock Garden sculptures?

• A. Recycled waste items, broken bangles, stones, and discarded material
• B. Pure marble and gold leaf
• C. Clay and wet mud
• D. Wood and imported glass

21. What issue of the UK-based magazine 'Raw Vision' featured Nek Chand's artwork on its cover?

• A. 50th Issue (Spring 2005)
• B. 25th Issue (Autumn 2000)
• C. 1st Issue (1990)
• D. 100th Issue (2010)

22. What sculpture of Nek Chand was featured on the cover of 'Raw Vision' magazine?

• A. Women by the Waterfall
• B. The Dancing Girl
• C. Dragon in the Forest
• D. King and Queen of Stone

23. What honor was conferred upon Nek Chand by UNESCO?

• A. A five-month interactive exhibition in European museums
• B. UNESCO World Heritage Medal
• C. Nobel Prize in Art
• D. Lifetime Achievement Award

24. What does the term 'Outsider Art' mean?

• A. Art created by individuals with no formal artistic training
• B. Art displayed outside museum buildings
• C. Modern abstract paintings made overseas
• D. Foreign historical paintings

25. How did François Cheng describe humanity's importance in the universe?

• A. Man is the eye of the landscape
• B. Man is a tiny dot with no importance
• C. Man is the master ruler of nature
• D. Man is the destructor of beauty