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The rock art of Bhimbetka is classified into how many historical periods?Read the answer and worked solution →Period III of the Bhimbetka rock art is:Read the answer and worked solution →Upper Palaeolithic paintings at Bhimbetka are linear figures of huge animals in:Read the answer and worked solution →At Bhimbetka the green paintings depict dancers while the red ones depict:Read the answer and worked solution →The largest number of Bhimbetka paintings belong to which period?Read the answer and worked solution →Mesolithic hunting scenes at Bhimbetka show people armed with barbed spears, pointed sticks and:Read the answer and worked solution →At Bhimbetka animals were painted naturalistically while humans were shown in a:Read the answer and worked solution →The favourite colours of the Bhimbetka artists were:Read the answer and worked solution →Prehistoric artists got red colour from haematite, known in India as:Read the answer and worked solution →The green colour in Bhimbetka paintings came from a green variety of:Read the answer and worked solution →At Bhimbetka, in some places paintings are layered one on top of another up to:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the rock art sitesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the paint sourcesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the discoveriesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the rock art wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Green or redRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the Bhimbetka periodsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Rock paintings bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The arts of the Indus Valley Civilisation emerged during the second half of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Along the Indus, Harappa lies in the north and which city in the south?Read the answer and worked solution →Lothal and Dholavira, important Indus sites in India, are in:Read the answer and worked solution →The bust of the bearded priest from the Indus Valley is carved in:Read the answer and worked solution →The shawl of the bearded priest is decorated with:Read the answer and worked solution →Harappan bronze statues were made using which technique?Read the answer and worked solution →Daimabad, a late Harappan site with fine metal-cast sculptures, is in:Read the answer and worked solution →The most important Indus terracotta figures represent the:Read the answer and worked solution →Most Indus seals were made of:Read the answer and worked solution →The purpose of producing Indus seals was mainly:Read the answer and worked solution →The Indus seals carry a script that is:Read the answer and worked solution →

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The rock art of Bhimbetka is classified into how many historical periods?

  1. Nine
  2. Seven
  3. Three
  4. Five
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Correct answer: B. Seven

1. Period I is Upper Palaeolithic. 2. There are seven periods in all. 3. Period II is Mesolithic, Period III Chalcolithic. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 1, Prehistoric Rock Paintings._

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Period III of the Bhimbetka rock art is:

  1. Palaeolithic
  2. Neolithic
  3. Chalcolithic
  4. Mesolithic
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Correct answer: C. Chalcolithic

1. Period I is Upper Palaeolithic. 2. Period II is Mesolithic. 3. Period III is Chalcolithic. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 1, Prehistoric Rock Paintings._

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Upper Palaeolithic paintings at Bhimbetka are linear figures of huge animals in:

  1. Blue and yellow
  2. White and black
  3. Purple and brown
  4. Green and dark red
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Correct answer: D. Green and dark red

1. Bisons, elephants, tigers and rhinos appear. 2. Colours were green and dark red. 3. Green shows dancers, red shows hunters. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 1, Prehistoric Rock Paintings._

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