The statements below are about Kala Bhavana and the art of the nationalist period.
(A) Kala Bhavana became a training ground for many artists, who taught art in different parts of the country.
(B) K. Venkatappa in North India was a prominent example of these artists.
(C) These artists wanted art to reach a wider public, not only the elite, anglicised class.
(D) The Bengal School artists were allowed to decorate the Indian House in London under close British supervision.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Three
(A) Kala Bhavana became a training ground for many artists, who taught art in different parts of the country. — Correct. Kala Bhavana, where Nandalal Bose taught, became a training ground for artists who carried his nationalist vision forward.
(B) K. Venkatappa in North India was a prominent example of these artists. — Incorrect. K. Venkatappa was the prominent example from South India, not North India.
(C) These artists wanted art to reach a wider public, not only the elite, anglicised class. — Correct. They wanted art for a wider public, not only for the elite, anglicised class.
(D) The Bengal School artists were allowed to decorate the Indian House in London under close British supervision. — Correct. The Bengal School artists decorated the Indian House in London, under close British supervision.
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): “The Bengal School …Kala Bhavana, the institution where Bose taught art, inspired many young artists to carry forward this nationalist vision. It became a training ground for many artists, who taught art in different parts of the country. K. Venkatappa in South India being a prominent example. They wanted art to reach out to a wider public rather than only the elite, anglicised class of people. …On the other hand, the Bengal School artists were allowed to decorate the Indian House in London under close British supervision.” |