Modern Indian artists gave their works distinct visual features. Match List-I (Work) with List-II (Feature).
| List-I (Work) | List-II (Feature) |
|---|---|
| A. Cries Un-heard | I. Figures stacked in flat space |
| B. Fairy Tales from Purvapalli | II. Five skeletal standing figures |
| C. Children | III. Abstract figures in rhythmical planes |
| D. Santhal Family | IV. In the round, low pedestal |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Cries Un-heard | (III) Abstract figures in rhythmical planes | Amarnath Sahgal’s bronze uses abstraction. Its husband, wife and child are three stick-like figures in flat rhythmical planes. |
| (B) Fairy Tales from Purvapalli | (I) Figures stacked in flat space | K. G. Subramanyan arranges figures on top of each other, as in miniature paintings. This creates a flat space. |
| (C) Children | (II) Five skeletal standing figures | Somnath Hore’s etching is a close knit composition of five standing figures. Each has a skeletal torso resting on two stick-like legs. |
| (D) Santhal Family | (IV) In the round, low pedestal | Ramkinker Baij’s sculpture is made in the round, so it can be seen from all sides. It stands on a low pedestal. |
NCERT (2026-27): “Cries Un-heard This is a sculpture in bronze made by Amarnath Sahgal in 1958. Although the artist only uses abstraction, in which three figures are stick-like and shown in flat rhythmical planes, yet it is easy to understand them as a family — husband, wife and child. They are shown flinging their arms above and crying out for help in vain.…” “Fairy Tales from Purvapalli …His imaginary landscape consists of a strange world, in which birds and animals rub shoulders with humans. There are unusual trees that grow feathers in place of leaves.… Again, as in traditional miniature paintings, figures are arranged on the top of other rather than behind each other, creating a flat space, a sign of modern art.” “Children …This is a close knit composition with five standing figures, having no background, perspective or surrounding situation as the figures are talking to themselves. The figures are linear, each with a skeletal torso of a huge malaria spleen and ribcage for the thorax. Supporting a huge skull, with a small face, the whole body is seen resting on two stick-like legs.…” “Santhal Family This is an open air large-scale sculpture created by Ramkinker Baij in 1937.… The sculpture is made in the round, which means that we can see it from all sides. It is placed on a low pedestal, making us feel as if we are part of the same space.…” |