Observe the image and answer the following question.
The painting in the image is Jahangir in Darbar, attributed to Abul Hasan and Manohar. Who stands in attendance on the right side, with his hands folded?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Khurram
Option (1) Shuja — Incorrect. Shuja, Khurram’s son by Mumtaz Mahal, stands beside his father. The figure with folded hands is Khurram.
Option (2) Khurram — Correct. Khurram, the later Shah Jahan, stands in attendance on the right with his hands folded.
Option (3) Dara Shikoh — Incorrect. Dara Shikoh, Shah Jahan’s son, is the subject of Dara Shikoh with Sages in a Garden, not of this darbar.
Option (4) Aurangzeb — Incorrect. Aurangzeb is Dara’s brother, who defeated him in the war of succession. He is not named in this painting.
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): “Jahangir in Darbar from Jahangirnama (now, dispersed), attributed to Abul Hasan and Manohar (1620) is an excellent painting. Jahangir is at the highest level in the centre, where the eyes move immediately from his figured frame to stunning white pillars surrounded by sparkling clear colours and brilliantly framed overhead canopy. On the right side, Khurram stands in attendance with his hands folded, flanked by his son Shuja, son of Mumtaz Mahal, who was raised in the court by Nur Jahan.”
Jahangir in Darbar, Jahangirnama, Abul Hasan and Manohar, 1620, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
