Three of the following modern Indian sculptures are made of metal. Which one is the odd one out?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Vanshri by Mrinalini Mukherjee
Option (1) Ganesha by P. V. Janakiram — Made of metal. It is made of sheets of oxidised copper.
Option (2) Vanshri by Mrinalini Mukherjee — Not made of metal. She knotted and wove it out of hemp-fibre, an unusual material for a sculpture.
Option (3) Twins by Prodosh Das Gupta — Made of metal. Its caption names it as a bronze work.
Option (4) Triumph of Labour by D. P. Roy Chowdhury — Made of metal. It is an open air sculpture in bronze.
NCERT (2026-27): “Vanshri …This artwork was created by Mrinalini Mukherjee in 1994. She uses an unusual material to make this sculpture. She uses hemp-fibre, a medium that she experimented with from the early 1970s. Going by the intricate way, she has knotted together and woven a complex shape out of jute fibre.…” “Ganesha …This is a sculpture in oxidised copper made by P. V. Janakiram in 1970, and is in the collection of NGMA, Delhi.…” “Triumph of Labour …This is an open air large-scale sculpture in bronze made by Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury (1899–1975).…” |