Modern Indian art grew out of nationalism, new attitudes and social concern. Match the description in List-I with the person it refers to in List-II.
| List-I (Description) | List-II (Person) |
|---|---|
| A. Showed children who represent the most vulnerable section of the society | I. Ananda Coomaraswamy |
| B. Rebelled against art institutions and identified with western modern artists | II. Abanindranath Tagore |
| C. Held ideas like swadeshi in art around the late nineteenth century | III. Somnath Hore |
| D. Led the rise of the Bengal School in Calcutta | IV. F. N. Souza |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Showed children who represent the most vulnerable section of the society | (III) Somnath Hore | His etching Children drew on the Bengal Famine of 1943. Its children stand for the weakest people in society. |
| (B) Rebelled against art institutions and identified with western modern artists | (IV) F. N. Souza | Souza and J. Swaminathan rebelled against art institutions, like the early French modernists. |
| (C) Held ideas like swadeshi in art around the late nineteenth century | (I) Ananda Coomaraswamy | This art historian held ideas of swadeshi in art, which grew out of cultural nationalism. |
| (D) Led the rise of the Bengal School in Calcutta | (II) Abanindranath Tagore | Nationalism in art is traced to the Bengal School, which rose under his leadership in Calcutta. |
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): “Tracing the Modern Indian Art …In India, artists like F. N. Souza and J. Swaminathan, who rebelled against art institutions, identified themselves with these western artists. What made a big difference in the story of modern Indian art is that modernity and colonialism were closely connected. Nationalism was not only a political movement that arose following the Indian Revolt of 1857 but it gave rise to cultural nationalism. Ideas like swadeshi in art were held by art historians like Ananda Coomaraswamy around the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. …We have already discussed how nationalism in art can be traced to the rise of Bengal School under the leadership of Abanindranath Tagore in the late nineteenth century in Calcutta.” “Children This is a graphic print on paper done with monochromatic etching with aquatint made by Somnath Hore (1921–2006) in 1958. …These children represent the most vulnerable section of the society.” |