Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Manuscript Painting Tradition

Question:

What thrilling episodes and adventures of Kalaka are narrated in Kalakacharyakatha?

Options:

His spiritual enlightenment journey

His role as a military strategist, forging alliances, and battling the Roman King

His romantic encounters

Scouring the land to locate his missing sister, demonstrating magical powers, forging alliances, and battling the evil king

Correct Answer:

Scouring the land to locate his missing sister, demonstrating magical powers, forging alliances, and battling the evil king

Explanation:

Answer: Scouring the land to locate his missing sister, demonstrating magical powers, forging alliances, and battling the evil king
Kalakacharyakatha narrates various thrilling episodes and adventures of Kalaka, including scouring the land to locate his missing sister, demonstrating magical powers, forging alliances, and battling the evil king.

Other popularly painted texts are Kalakacharyakatha and Sangrahini Sutra, among others. Kalakacharyakatha narrates the story of Acharya Kalaka, who is on a mission to rescue his abducted sister (a Jain nun) from an evil king. It recounts various thrilling episodes and adventures of Kalaka, such as him scouring the land to locate his missing sister, demonstrating his magical powers, forging alliances with other kings, and lastly, battling the evil king.