Observe the image and answer the following question.
In which style is this folio from the Bhagvata Purana painted?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Malwa style
Option (1) Mewar style — Incorrect. Mewar artists prefer a bright palette with prominent reds and yellows. This folio is not given to Mewar.
Option (2) Bundi style — Incorrect. Bundi is known for lush vegetation and petite women with round faces. This folio is not given to Bundi.
Option (3) Malwa style — Correct. The folio is a typical Malwa work: the space is carefully compartmentalised, each section telling a different scene of one episode.
Option (4) Kota style — Incorrect. Kota artists were the first to render landscape as the real subject and excelled in animals and combat. This folio is not given to Kota.
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): “Bhagvata Purana Illustrating scenes from the Bhagvata Purana, depicting different scenes from the life of Lord Krishna and his leela, have been a popular theme throughout the medieval period for artists. This painting from the collection of National Museum, New Delhi, shows the killing of demon Shaktasura by Krishna (1680–1690). This folio from Bhagvata Purana is a typical example of Malwa style, where the space is carefully compartmentalised with each section narrating different scenes of an episode.”
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