Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Living Art Traditions of India

Question:

What materials are commonly used for scroll paintings in India?

Options:

Stone and clay

Fabric, palm leaf, or paper

Metal and wood

Paper, leather and clay

Correct Answer:

Fabric, palm leaf, or paper

Explanation:

Answer: Fabric, palm leaf, or paper
Scroll paintings, also known as Pata, Pachedi, Phad, etc., are done on fabric, palm leaf, or paper.

Done on fabric, palm leaf or paper, scroll painting is another example of art form practised in different parts of the country, especially, Gujarat and Rajasthan in the West and Odisha and West Bengal in East. It is also known as Pata, Pachedi, Phad, etc.