Mughal painting grew from Humayun’s time to Shah Jahan’s. Match the Mughal paintings in List-I with the periods in which they were made in List-II.
| List-I (Painting) | List-II (Period) |
| A. Princes of the House of Timur | I. 1567–1582 |
| B. Spies attack the City of Kaymar | II. 1585–1590 |
| C. Dara Shikoh with Sages in a Garden | III. 1545–1550 |
| D. Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhan | IV. Early seventeenth century |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Princes of the House of Timur | (III) 1545–1550 | This early painting, probably by Abd us Samad, dates from 1545–50. |
| (B) Spies attack the City of Kaymar | (I) 1567–1582 | This Hamza Nama painting dates from 1567–82. |
| (C) Dara Shikoh with Sages in a Garden | (IV) Early seventeenth century | The caption under Bichitra’s painting dates it to the early seventeenth century. |
| (D) Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhan | (II) 1585–1590 | This folio from a Harivamsa Purana, attributed to Miskin, dates from 1585–90. |
Note: The NCERT book gives two dates for Dara Shikoh with Sages in a Garden: 1635 in the text and early seventeenth century in the caption under the painting. The date here follows the caption.
NCERT (2026-27): “Early Mughal Painting …When we look at an extraordinary Mughal painting from the early period, Princes of the House of Timur (1545–50), probably by Safavid artist, Abd us Samad, in opaque watercolour on cotton, we are surprised by its size and complex structure and display of historical portraits.…” “Spies of Hamza attack the City of Kaymar …In Hamza Nama painting, Spies Attack the City of Kaymar (1567–82), the space is sharply cut and divided so as to facilitate visual reading of the narrative.…” “Dara Shikoh with Sages in a Garden Dara Shikoh with Sages in a Garden, Bichitra, early seventeenth century. Chester Beatty Library, Dublin” “Krishna lifts Mount Govardhan Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhan from a dispersed Harivamsa Purana is attributed to Miskin (1585–90).…” |