Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Deccani Schools of Painting

Question:

The famous painting of Chand Bibi playing Polo is placed in which famous museum?

Options:

National Museum, New Delhi

National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi

National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai

Kala Bhawan, Kolkata

Correct Answer:

National Museum, New Delhi

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1- National Museum, New Delhi

Chand Bibi Playing polo: The painting shows Chand Bibi, the Queen of Bijapur, one of the most prosperous and culturally refined Deccani state. Chand Bibi resisted the Mughal political attempts to overtake the state by Emperor Akbar. A revered and accomplished ruler, Chand Bibi was a great sportsperson. Here, she is showing playing chaugan, the other name for equestrian polo game, a popular royal sport of the time. The painting appears to be provincial of much later period, and is in the collection of National Museum, New Delhi, India.