(111) by the charm of Nature around him, man has expressed his appreciation of it in works of art produced by him. This goes back to a time (112) he was still a primitive being. Art (113) a softening influence on him. The earliest paintings of the prehistoric age in the caves all over the world give us magnificent examples of the (114) eye and the trained hand in man's savage state. The colours chosen, the movement (115) and the expressions the pictures are (116) with really make us marvel, even if all of them are not of the (117) of the paintings at Altamira. The prehistoric cave paintings in India give us a picture of life in those (118) days of the early man in India. It is a great and true experience that Kalidasa expresses, when he feels that (119) the happiest man feels (120) when he sees beautiful things or hears melodious notes.
CDS · English · UPSC · 2016–2025
Cloze Test — CDS English PYQs
206 questions from this chapter, asked in 9 CDS exams between 2016–2025.
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