Observe the image and answer the following question.
The painting in the image is Jahangir in Darbar. Which of the following is true of the courtiers shown in it?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → They are placed according to their ranks.
Option (1) They bow their heads to salute Prince Khurram. — Incorrect. Heads bow to salute Jahangir. Khurram himself stands in attendance on the right with his hands folded.
Option (2) They are placed according to their ranks. — Correct. The courtiers are placed according to their ranks, and each is easy to identify as the portraits are realistic.
Option (3) They are painted with idealised, stylised faces. — Incorrect. Their portraiture is perfect and realistic. Idealisation and great stylisation were preferred later, under Shah Jahan.
Option (4) They stand at the highest level in the centre. — Incorrect. Jahangir is at the highest level in the centre, not the courtiers.
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 …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. The courtiers, who are placed according to their ranks, are easily identifiable as their portraiture is perfect and realistic. Father Corsi, a Jesuit priest, has his name inscribed to aid easy identification as he stands with other known nobles in the audience. Elephant and horse add to the ceremonious importance to this event as hands are raised and heads bow to salute Jahangir.”
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