Several persons shaped art in India in the time of the Bengal School. Match the persons in List-I with what is said about them in List-II.
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| A. Abanindranath Tagore | I. Wrote about Swadeshi; joined Okakura |
| B. Nandalal Bose | II. First major supporter of Swadeshi values in Indian art |
| C. E. B. Havell | III. Principal of the Calcutta School of Art |
| D. Ananda Coomaraswamy | IV. Supervised over 400 posters |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Abanindranath Tagore | (II) First major supporter of Swadeshi values in Indian art | As the main artist and creator of the journal Indian Society of Oriental Art, he became the first major supporter of Swadeshi values in Indian art. |
| (B) Nandalal Bose | (IV) Supervised over 400 posters | More than 400 posters were prepared at Kala Bhavana under the supervision of Bose. |
| (C) E. B. Havell | (III) Principal of the Calcutta School of Art | Havell was a British administrator and principal of the Calcutta School of Art who supported Abanindranath. |
| (D) Ananda Coomaraswamy | (I) Wrote about Swadeshi; joined Okakura | This art historian wrote about Swadeshi in art and joined hands with the Japanese nationalist Okakura. |
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): “Abanindranath Tagore and E. B. Havell …To create awareness that modern Indians could benefit from this rich past, Abanindranath was the main artist and creator of an important journal, Indian Society of Oriental Art. In this manner, he was also the first major supporter of Swadeshi values in Indian art, which best manifested in the creation of Bengal School of Art.” “The Bengal School …Abanindranath enjoyed the support of British administrator and principal of the Calcutta School of Art, E. B. Havell (1861–1934).” “Pan-Asianism and Modernism …Ananda Coomaraswamy, an important art historian, wrote about Swadeshi in art and joined hands with a Japanese nationalist, Kakuzo Okakura, who was visiting Rabindranath Tagore in Calcutta.” “Tiller of the Soil …More than 400 posters were prepared at Kala Bhavana under the supervision of Bose, who was influenced by the idea of Gandhi.” |