Nainsukh left his hometown in Guler and moved to Jasrota. Which of the following, owed to Nainsukh’s genius, became a salient feature of the later Pahari style?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Individual portraiture
Option (1) Landscape painting — Incorrect. Nainsukh’s gift is named as portraiture, not landscape.
Option (2) Individual portraiture — Correct. Nainsukh’s genius was for individual portraiture, which became a salient feature of the later Pahari style. He painted his patron Balwant Singh on every possible occasion.
Option (3) Mythological themes — Incorrect. Mythological themes such as the Gita Govinda were painted at Guler and Kangra; they are not given as Nainsukh’s own gift.
Option (4) Delicacy of line — Incorrect. Delicacy of line is named as a feature of the Kangra style, not as Nainsukh’s own gift.
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): “Guler School …Nainsukh appears to have left his hometown in Guler and moved to Jasrota. …The artist gratified his patron’s obsession by painting him on every possible occasion. Nainsukh’s genius was for individual portraiture that became a salient feature of the later Pahari style.” “Kangra School …The Kangra style is by far the most poetic and lyrical of Indian styles marked with serene beauty and delicacy of execution. Characteristic features of the Kangra style are delicacy of line, brilliance of colour and minuteness of decorative details.…” |