These statements concern British Raj art policy and Abanindranath’s students. Consider the following statements:
(A) Students of the Bombay School of Art got the mural project for Lutyen’s Delhi buildings.
(B) Bengal School artists decorated the Indian House in London under close British supervision.
(C) Gladstone Solomon, who trained students in realistic studies, was Principal of the Government Art School, Calcutta.
(D) Kshitindranath Majumdar was one of the early students of Abanindranath Tagore.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Three
(A) Students of the Bombay School of Art got the mural project for Lutyen’s Delhi buildings. — Correct. The Raj gave these murals to Bombay students trained in realistic studies.
(B) Bengal School artists decorated the Indian House in London under close British supervision. — Correct. They got the Indian House in London, but under close British supervision.
(C) Gladstone Solomon, who trained students in realistic studies, was Principal of the Government Art School, Calcutta. — Incorrect. Solomon was the Principal of the Bombay School of Art. At Calcutta, Havell and Abanindranath worked to Indianise art education.
(D) Kshitindranath Majumdar was one of the early students of Abanindranath Tagore. — Correct. The painter of Rasa-Lila was an early student who carried the wash tradition forward.
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): “Shantiniketan — Early modernism …However, the struggle between the Indian and European taste in art continued as seen in the art policy of the British Raj. For example, the project for mural decorations for Lutyen’s Delhi buildings went to the students of Bombay School of Art, trained in realistic studies by its Principal, Gladstone Solomon. On the other hand, the Bengal School artists were allowed to decorate the Indian House in London under close British supervision.” “Rasa-Lila This is a watercolour painting in wash technique portraying the divine life of Sri Krishna made by Kshitindranath Majumdar (1891–1975). He was one of the early students of Abanindranath Tagore, who carried forward the wash tradition with some deviations.…” |