IIM-B (BBA-DBE) 2001 (VA) PYQs

Ancient cave drawings are among the early forms of visual expression by humans.

All artists begin by drawing and then move on to experimenting with other media.

All humans are innately artistic, but we do not develop this inherent talent.

Our inherent drawing abilities have suffered because we failed to find a supportive environment.

The pandemic has had a considerable role in repositioning drawing as a valid art form.

There is no debating the fact that drawing is the oldest visual art form.

Today, the therapeutic value rather than the creative aspect of drawing is driving its popularity.

The resurgence of drawing as an art form is evidenced by increased enrolments in drawing schools.

helps to get away from the hectic pace of life and reconnect with the inner self.

helps address personal social trauma and unrest and teaches one to look at the world differently.

provides a relief from the screen and forces active engagement with real world objects.

has a calming effect on the mind and puts one in touch with their inner selves.

Drawing: the oldest known visual art

The curative power of life drawing

The resurgence of drawing as an art form

The chequered history of drawing

Social reform is primarily led by radical theorists who have a clear understanding of the consequences of their advocated measures.

The social reform movement is already well-structured and does not require any preliminary efforts to understand its underlying unity.

Individuals involved in social reform often possess vague and unexpressed social creeds that require introspection to clarify their fundamental convictions and tentative beliefs.

The motives and convictions of individuals involved in social reform are always explicit and require no further exploration or discussion.

Social reform movements primarily consist of radicals and theorists with well-defined and unchanging convictions.

The passage questions whether there is unity or coherence in the broader social reform movement.

The author acknowledges the complexity and diversity within the social reform movement in America.

The passage suggests that social reformers should distinguish between core beliefs and those subject to change.

The passage emphasizes the need for conscientious individuals to systematize their ideas for social reform.

The passage argues that social reform proponents are fully aware of the consequences of their actions.

The passage suggests that social creeds among supporters are clearly articulated and expressed.

The author claims that the social reform movement lacks any form of unity.

Agnosticism

Atheism

Affiliation

Multiculturalism

North America's first gardeners cultivated pumpkins by copying techniques from other regions and thus farming and agriculture burgeoned in a formal manner across the world.

West African farmers initially relied on African millet, African rice, sorghum and wheat for their agricultural needs and the Middle East supplied them to help push the modern farming and agricultural agenda.

The humans agreed to settle down and involve themselves in agriculture because of Asia, China, Latin America and the Middle East

Agriculture originated independently in different parts of the world, with people in various regions domesticating different crops and animals, leading to the global spread of agriculture by 1st Century AD.

For years, areas of human experience such as agency and personal context were ignored by traditional philosophers, who considered them to be irrelevant.

By attempting to apply their own personal experiences to the understanding of people and ideas, philosophers have been able to broaden the field of philosophical inquiry in recent years.

Cross-cultural philosophers’ attempts to introduce diversity into their field of enquiry has come up against strong opposition from traditionalists.

Philosophical study that generalises from a narrow, personal context is expanding to incorporating cross-cultural experiences and locating subjects in their historical and corporeal spaces.