Jaipur court painting changed under Sawai Pratap Singh (1779–1803). Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): A Jaipur style with reformulated aesthetics emerged, which was a blend of Mughal and indigenous stylistic features.
Reason (R): The predominant Mughal influence on painting at the court grew stronger than before.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) is true but (R) is false.
Assertion (A): A Jaipur style with reformulated aesthetics emerged, which was a blend of Mughal and indigenous stylistic features — True. This new Jaipur style took shape under Pratap Singh, in a second thriving period for Jaipur.
Reason (R): The predominant Mughal influence on painting at the court grew stronger than before — False. Under Pratap Singh the predominant Mughal influence receded. It did not grow stronger.
NCERT (2026-27): “It was only in the eighteenth century, under the aspiration of Sawai Pratap Singh (1779–1803) that the predominant Mughal influence receded and a Jaipur style with reformulated aesthetics, which was a blend of Mughal and indigenous stylistic features emerged. This was a second thriving period for Jaipur and Pratap Singh employed around 50 artists. He was a scholar, poet, prolific writer and an ardent follower of Krishna.” |