Match the items in List-I, from the painting Jahangir enthroned on an Hourglass, with what is said about them in List-II:
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| A. Bichitra | I. Stands right, bearing gifts |
| B. Shaikh Husain of the Chisti Shrine | II. Receives a book from Jahangir |
| C. Shaikh Salim | III. Holds a painting as offering |
| D. A portrait that resembles King James I of England | IV. Akbar’s son named after him |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Bichitra | (III) Holds a painting as offering | Bichitra is the court painter. He stands at the emperor’s right hand corner with a painting to offer. |
| (B) Shaikh Husain of the Chisti Shrine | (II) Receives a book from Jahangir | Jahangir offers a book to Shaikh Husain, a descendant of Shaikh Salim. |
| (C) Shaikh Salim | (IV) Akbar’s son named after him | Shaikh Salim is the ancestor of Shaikh Husain. Akbar named his son Salim after him. |
| (D) A portrait that resembles King James I of England | (I) Stands right, bearing gifts | This portrait stands on the emperor’s right hand and carries gifts for him. Bichitra also stands at the right, but he holds a 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): “Early Mughal Painting …In the painting, Jahangir enthroned on an Hourglass (1625), symbolism is creatively applied by the court painter, Bichitra, who can be seen on the emperor’s right hand corner holding a painting in his hand, which would be his offering to the mighty emperor. Persian calligraphy adorns the top and bottom, which in verse says that the Shahs of this world may stand before him as Jahangir prefers to have the dervishes. Portrait that resemble the Ottoman Sultan, King James I of England also stands on the right hand with gifts for the mighty emperor. Jahangir offers a book to Shaikh Husain of the Chisti Shrine, descendent of Shaikh Salim, in whose honour Akbar had named his son Salim.”
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