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Prelims 2015 · Art and Culture · Question 96

Kalamkari painting refers to

  1. a hand-painted cotton textile in South India
  2. a handmade drawing on bamboo handicrafts in North-East India
  3. a block-painted woollen cloth in Western Himalayan region of India
  4. a hand-painted decorative silk cloth in North-Western India

Answer

a hand-painted cotton textile in South India

  • (a) a hand-painted cotton textile in South India — Correct. Kalamkari is a traditional hand-painted/block-printed cotton textile art associated mainly with Andhra Pradesh/Telangana in South India.
  • (b) a handmade drawing on bamboo handicrafts in North-East India — Incorrect. Kalamkari is not a bamboo craft of the North-East; it is a textile tradition.
  • (c) a block-painted woollen cloth in Western Himalayan region of India — Incorrect. Kalamkari is primarily done on cotton fabric, not woollen cloth of the Himalayan region.
  • (d) a hand-painted decorative silk cloth in North-Western India — Incorrect. Its core association is with South Indian cotton textiles, not decorative silk cloth from North-Western India.
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