Which of the following statements about the Nujum al-Ulum is NOT correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → The women are shown in north Indian dress, tall and slender as those in the Ragamala paintings.
Option (1) It is a richly illustrated encyclopaedia from Bijapur, dated 1570. — True of the Nujum al-Ulum. It is the richly illustrated encyclopaedia of sixteenth century Bijapur.
Option (2) It has 876 miniatures, which adorn this remarkable little volume. — True of the Nujum al-Ulum. Its 876 miniatures adorn this little volume.
Option (3) Many of its miniatures illustrate weapons and utensils, while others the constellations. — True of the Nujum al-Ulum. Its miniatures show weapons and utensils, and also the constellations.
Option (4) The women are shown in north Indian dress, tall and slender as those in the Ragamala paintings. — Not true of the Nujum al-Ulum. Its women wear south Indian dress, not north Indian dress.
Note: This topic was not named in the CUET 2026 syllabus, but it was part of the NCERT chapter. In 2025 and 2026, NTA also asked questions on topics in NCERT that the CUET syllabus did not name. So our mocks have questions from every part of the NCERT chapter, to give you enough practice. Read the whole chapter, not only the sub-topics named in the syllabus.
NCERT (2026-27): “Bijapur School of Painting Paintings from Bijapur in the sixteenth century have a richly illustrated encyclopaedia known as the Nujum al-Ulum dated 1570. Among the 876 miniatures, which adorn this remarkable little volume, many illustrate weapons and utensils, while others the constellations. The women are shown in south Indian dress, tall and slender as those in the Ragamala paintings. The school of Bijapur was patronised by Ali Adil Shah I (1558–1580) and his successor Ibrahim II (1580–1627), both patrons of art and literature.” |