Prince Khurram ruled as Shah Jahan (1628–1658). Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The artworks produced under Shah Jahan’s supervision concentrated on subliminal qualities and exalted beautification.
Reason (R): Shah Jahan’s court artists used jewel-like colours, perfect rendering and intricate fine lines.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): The artworks produced under Shah Jahan’s supervision concentrated on subliminal qualities and exalted beautification. — True. Shah Jahan’s artists aimed at idealised, highly beautified works.
Reason (R): Shah Jahan’s court artists used jewel-like colours, perfect rendering and intricate fine lines. — True. These were the means his atelier worked with.
Why R explains A? The exalted beautification in A was created by the use of jewel-like colours, perfect rendering and fine lines. So the means named in R bring about the quality named in A.
NCERT (2026-27): “The son of Jahangir, Prince Khurram, succeeded the throne of Delhi by the name Shah Jahan (1628–1658). With this, he not only acquired a politically stable empire but also the finest of artist and atelier. …Idealisation and great stylisation were preferred over naturalistic rendering and accurate depiction. The artworks produced under his supervision concentrated on subliminal qualities and exalted beautification, which was created by the use of jewel-like colours, perfect rendering and intricate fine lines.” |