Anand Coomaraswamy’s term ‘Rajput Paintings’ (1916) took in more than the kingdoms of Rajasthan. Which of the following is NOT true of Malwa in this account?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Malwa formed part of the Pahari Schools
Option (1) Malwa comprised princedoms of Central India — True of Malwa. Malwa is described as comprising princedoms of Central India.
Option (2) Malwa came within the ambit of the Rajput Schools — True of Malwa. Malwa, like the Pahari Schools, was also in the ambit of Rajput Schools.
Option (3) Malwa is listed among the kingdoms of the Rajasthani Schools — True of Malwa. Malwa is named in the list with Mewar, Bundi, Kota, Jaipur and the rest.
Option (4) Malwa formed part of the Pahari Schools — Not true of Malwa. The Pahari Schools belong to the mountainous Himalayan region of north-western India. Malwa is in Central India and is named beside them, not within them.
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): “The Rajasthani Schools of Painting The term ‘Rajasthani Schools of Painting’ pertains to the schools of painting that prevailed in the princely kingdoms and thikanas of what roughly constitutes Rajasthan and parts of Madhya Pradesh in the present time, such as Mewar, Bundi, Kota, Jaipur, Bikaner, Kishangarh, Jodhpur (Marwar), Malwa, Sirohi and other such principalities largely between the sixteenth and early nineteenth centuries. …Therefore, Malwa, comprising princedoms of Central India, and the Pahari Schools that comprises the pahari or mountainous Himalayan region of north-western India was also in the ambit of Rajput Schools.” |