Indian Institue of Management 2000 M.B.A CAT - Question Paper

(2) Abstractionism has not considered the developments in artistic expression that have taken place in latest times.
(3) Abstractionism has not followed the path taken by all revolutions, whether in politics or art.
(4) The impact of mass media on viewers' expectations has not been assessed, and responded to, by abstractionism.


10. Which 1 of the following, according to the author, is the role that abstractionism plays in a society?
(1) It provides an idiom that can be understood by most members in a society.
(2) It highlights the absence of a shared language of worthwhile symbols which can be recreated through greater awareness.
(3) It highlights the contradictory artistic patterns of revolution and conservatism that any society needs to move forward.
(4) It helps abstractionists invoke the wistful, delicate beauty that may exist in society.



11. According to the author, which 1 of the subsequent characterises the crisis faced by abstractionism?
(1) Abstractionists appear to be unable to transcend the solutions tried out earlier.
(2) Abstractionism has allowed itself to be confined by set forms and practices.
(3) Abstractionists have been unable to use the multiplicity of forms now becoming available to an artist.
(4) All of the above.


12. According to the author, the introduction of abstractionism was revolutionary because it
(1) celebrated the hopes and aspirations of a newly independent nation.
(2) given a new direction to Indian art, towards self-inquiry and non-representational images.
(3) managed to find internationalist support for the abstractionist agenda.
(4) was emancipation from the dogmas of the nascent nation state.

13. Which 1 of the subsequent is not part of the author's characterisation of the conservative pattern in Indian abstractionism?
(1) An exploration of the subconscious mind.
(2) A lack of full commitment to non-representational symbols.
(3) An adherence to the symbolic while aspiring to the mystical.
(4) Usage of the images of gods or similar symbols.


14. provided the author's delineation to the 3 abstractionist idioms in Indian art, the 3rd idiom can be best distinguished from the
other 2 idioms through its

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