Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
| LIST-I Artist | LIST-II Art Form/Social Issue | ||
| A. | G. R. Santosh | I. | Hungry Bengal |
| B. | Chittoprasad | II. | Tantric philosophy |
| C. | Atul Dodiya | III. | Photorealism |
| D. | Vivan Sundaram | IV. | Installation |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A - II, B - I, C - III, D - IV
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) G. R. Santosh | (II) Tantric philosophy | He showed the cosmic union of purusha and prakriti of Tantric philosophy. |
| (B) Chittoprasad | (I) Hungry Bengal | His sketches of famine-hit villages came out as the pamphlets Hungry Bengal. |
| (C) Atul Dodiya | (III) Photorealism | He used photorealism, painting in the manner of a photograph, in Bapu. |
| (D) Vivan Sundaram | (IV) Installation | He was one of the early installation artists, from Delhi. |
NCERT (2026-27): “Abstraction – A New Trend …G. R. Santosh created a visual sense of cosmic union of male and female energy, reminding us of purusha and prakriti of the Tantric philosophy.…” “Modern Ideologies and Political Art in India …It is not surprising that he was asked by the Communist Party of India to travel to villages worst affected by the Bengal Famine and make sketches. These were later published as pamphlets under the name, Hungry Bengal, much to the annoyance of the British.” “New Media Art: from 1990s …However, it was more dependent on technology and it is, therefore, not surprising that most of the early installation artists came from big cities — Nalini Malani from Mumbai and Vivan Sundaram from Delhi.…” “New Media Art: from 1990s …Photography, long regarded as the rival of painting because of its easy copy of world, gave new ideas to the artists. They developed a new technique called ‘photorealism’, which was used by Atul Dodiya in Bapu at Rene Block Gallery, New York.…” |