Observe the image and read the passage given below and answer the following question.
Here, they are playing an equestrian game Chaugan, a popular royal sport of the time. The painting appears to be provincial of much later period, and is in the collection of National Museum, New Delhi, India.
Which of the following game the women are playing in the painting?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Polo
The painting is Chand Bibi playing Polo. Chand Bibi is shown playing chaugan, the other name for the equestrian polo game, a popular royal sport of the time. Tennis, horse hockey and horse football are not the game shown.
NCERT (2026-27): “Chand Bibi playing Polo This painting shows Chand Bibi, the Queen of Bijapur, one of the most prosperous and culturally refined Deccani state. Chand Bibi resisted the Mughal political attempts to overtake the state by Emperor Akbar. A revered and accomplished ruler, Chand Bibi was a great sportsperson. Here, she is showing playing chaugan, the other name for equestrian polo game, a popular royal sport of the time.…”
Chand Bibi playing Polo |
