Falcon on a Bird Rest is linked with an episode about a falcon. Consider the following statements about the painting and the episode:
(A) It was painted by Ustad Mansur, who received the title Nadir ul Asr from Jahangir.
(B) The falcon in the episode was mauled by a cat, resulting in its death.
(C) The falcon in the episode was a present brought by Turks with Mir Ja’far.
(D) The images of these falcons were included in the emperor’s official biography, the Akbarnama.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) and (B) only
(A) It was painted by Ustad Mansur, who received the title Nadir ul Asr from Jahangir. — Correct. Ustad Mansur painted it and received the title Nadir ul Asr from Jahangir.
(B) The falcon in the episode was mauled by a cat, resulting in its death. — Correct. The falcon died after it was mauled by a cat, and the Emperor had it painted.
(C) The falcon in the episode was a present brought by Turks with Mir Ja’far. — Incorrect. The falcon was a present from the Persian emperor Shah Abbas. Turks in the company of Mir Ja’far brought the zebra from Ethiopia.
(D) The images of these falcons were included in the emperor’s official biography, the Akbarnama. — Incorrect. The images went into the Jahangirnama, Jahangir’s own official biography.
NCERT (2026-27): “Falcon on a Bird Rest This painting by Ustad Mansur, Nadir ul Asr, a title received from Jahangir, is in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA. Jahangir had fine falcons brought to his collection, and as a keen connoisseur, he had them painted. These images were included in his official biography Jahangirnama. There is an interesting episode described by him of a falcon brought as a present from Persian emperor Shah Abbas. This is to do with the falcon, which was mauled by a cat, resulting in its death, and the Emperor desired his painters to paint the dead falcon, preserving its memory for posterity.” “Zebra The zebra in this painting was from Ethiopia, brought by Turks, and presented to Mughal emperor Jahangir by his nobleman Mir Ja’far, who had acquired it. …”
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