Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Modern Indian Art

Question:

Gond is a traditional art of which state?

Options:

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Gujarat

Rajasthan

Correct Answer:

Madhya Pradesh

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1- Madhya Pradesh

Gonds of Madhya Pradesh have a rich tradition with their chiefs ruling over Central India. They worshipped nature. Paintings of Gonds of Mandla and its surrounding regions have recently been transformed into a colourful depiction of animals, humans and flora. The votive paintings are geometric drawings done on the walls of huts, portraying Krishna with his cows surrounded by gopis with pots on their heads to which young girls and boys make offerings.