Which of the following pairs of a modern Indian artist and a feature…

Which of the following pairs of a modern Indian artist and a feature of his art is correctly matched?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → P. V. Janakiram – influenced by the ancient temple sculpture of South India

Option (1) Jamini Roy – painted the local barber or watch repairer — Incorrect. It was Bhupen Khakhar who painted the local barber or watch repairer. Jamini Roy, like village artists, made his own colours from vegetables and minerals.
Option (2) P. V. Janakiram – influenced by the ancient temple sculpture of South India — Correct. Janakiram drew on the ancient temple sculpture of South India, as his frontal Ganesha shows.
Option (3) Bhupen Khakhar – art easily reproduced by other members of his family — Incorrect. It was Jamini Roy’s art that lent itself to easy reproduction by his family, like village artisanal practice.
Option (4) Gulam Mohammed Sheikh – motifs taken from Tamil and Sanskrit scripts — Incorrect. K. C. S. Paniker took motifs from Tamil and Sanskrit scripts. Gulam Mohammed Sheikh painted the busy lanes of the old bazaar in Baroda.

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): “Ganesha …These linear elements work as facial features and decorative motifs to suggest religious icons, inviting intimate contemplation. Janakiram is influenced by the ancient temple sculpture of South India. The image of Ganesha, crafted frontally, lends an important indigenous character of cave and temple sculpture. In this sculpture, Ganesha is palying vina, a musical instrument.…”

Which of the following pairs of a modern Indian artist and a feature of his art is correctly matched?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → P. V. Janakiram – influenced by the ancient temple sculpture of South India

Option (1) Jamini Roy – painted the local barber or watch repairer — Incorrect. It was Bhupen Khakhar who painted the local barber or watch repairer. Jamini Roy, like village artists, made his own colours from vegetables and minerals.
Option (2) P. V. Janakiram – influenced by the ancient temple sculpture of South India — Correct. Janakiram drew on the ancient temple sculpture of South India, as his frontal Ganesha shows.
Option (3) Bhupen Khakhar – art easily reproduced by other members of his family — Incorrect. It was Jamini Roy’s art that lent itself to easy reproduction by his family, like village artisanal practice.
Option (4) Gulam Mohammed Sheikh – motifs taken from Tamil and Sanskrit scripts — Incorrect. K. C. S. Paniker took motifs from Tamil and Sanskrit scripts. Gulam Mohammed Sheikh painted the busy lanes of the old bazaar in Baroda.