A Deccani portrait shows Sultan Abdullah Qutb Shah. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): A halo is seen around the sultan’s head, which depicts his divinity.
Reason (R): The sultan is holding the sword in one hand, symbolising his political sovereignty.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): A halo is seen around the sultan’s head, which depicts his divinity. — True. The halo marks the sultan as divine.
Reason (R): The sultan is holding the sword in one hand, symbolising his political sovereignty. — True. The sword stands for his power as a ruler.
Why R does not explain A? R is about the sword and his rule as a king. It says nothing about the halo or his divine status.
The correct reason for A: the halo is itself the sign of divinity. The portrait gives the sultan two separate signs: the sword for political sovereignty and the halo for divinity.
Note: This topic was not named in the CUET 2026 syllabus, but it was part of the NCERT chapter. In 2025 and 2026, NTA also asked questions on topics in NCERT that the CUET syllabus did not name. So our mocks have questions from every part of the NCERT chapter, to give you enough practice. Read the whole chapter, not only the sub-topics named in the syllabus.
NCERT (2026-27): “Sultan Abdullah Qutb Shah An important portrait of Sultan Abdullah Qutb Shah of Bijapur is in the collection of National Museum, New Delhi, India. …Here, he is enthroned and we can see him holding the sword in one hand, symbolising his political sovereignty. Besides, a halo is seen around his head, which depicts his divinity.”
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