The following statements are about the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A): Aurangzeb put great effort into raising the production of the Mughal atelier.
Reason (R): Aurangzeb came to power to give the political scenario the verve of Akbar’s period.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A) is false but (R) is true.
Assertion (A): Aurangzeb put great effort into raising the production of the Mughal atelier. — False. Aurangzeb did not put as much effort to raise the atelier’s production. His focus was on the expansion and unification of the empire.
Reason (R): Aurangzeb came to power to give the political scenario the verve of Akbar’s period. — True. He came to power to stimulate the political scenario and give it the verve of Akbar’s period.
NCERT (2026-27): “Early Mughal Painting …In the war of succession that occurred in the lifetime of Shah Jahan, Dara Shikoh was defeated by his brother Aurangzeb. Alamgir Aurangzeb came to power to stimulate the political scenario and give it the verve of Akbar’s period. This succession and series of battles and conquest in Deccan India got the Mughal empire back on track. His focus was on the expansion of the Mughal empire and its unification under his leadership. Aurangzeb did not put as much effort to elevate the production of the Mughal atelier. However, unlike the popular belief the royal atelier was not shut down immediately and continued producing beautiful pointings.” |