Modern art arose in the West and was taken up by some Indian artists.…

Modern art arose in the West and was taken up by some Indian artists. Arrange the following in the correct order in which they came about.

(A) Early modern French artists like Manet, Cezanne and Monet saw themselves working outside the main art institutions.

(B) Technology developed phenomenally after the Industrial Revolution.

(D) The traditional art that decorated churches and palaces lost its meaning.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (D), (A), (C)

First – B. Technology developed phenomenally after the Industrial Revolution. This starts the change.

Second – D. With this new technology, the traditional art of churches and palaces lost its meaning.

Third – A. Early modern French artists like Manet, Cezanne and Monet then saw themselves outside the main art institutions.

Fourth – C. In India, Souza and Swaminathan, who rebelled against art institutions, identified themselves with these western artists. They followed the French artists.

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): “Tracing the Modern Indian Art …With the phenomenal development of technology after the Industrial Revolution, the traditional art that decorated churches and palaces lost its meaning. Early modern French artists like Edouard Manet, Paul Cezanne, Claude Monet and others saw themselves working outside the main art institutions. Cafes and restaurants became important places for artists, writers, film-makers and poets to meet and discuss about the role of art in modern life. In India, artists like F. N. Souza and J. Swaminathan, who rebelled against art institutions, identified themselves with these western artists.…”