Somnath Hore made the graphic print Children in 1958. Which of the following statements about it are incorrect?
(A) Its images of children come from the experience of the Bengal Famine of 1943.
(B) Its figures are drawn with soft, rounded contours.
(C) It tells its story by placing the figures in a scene with supporting visual data.
(D) Its children represent the most vulnerable section of the society.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B) and (C) only
(A) Its images of children come from the experience of the Bengal Famine of 1943. — Correct. The children were taken from his memory of the famine.
(B) Its figures are drawn with soft, rounded contours. — Incorrect. The figures are linear, with skeletal torsos and stick-like legs.
(C) It tells its story by placing the figures in a scene with supporting visual data. — Incorrect. It creates narrative without placing the figures in such a situation.
(D) Its children represent the most vulnerable section of the society. — Correct. This is how the children are described.
NCERT (2026-27): “Children …In this etching, images of children were taken from the experience of the famine of 1943, which was etched in his memory. …The figures are linear, each with a skeletal torso of a huge malaria spleen and ribcage for the thorax. …It creates narrative quality in the picture without taking recourse to placing the figures in a situation of supporting visual data, following reductionist and simplification method. These children represent the most vulnerable section of the society.…”
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