Nainsukh moved from Guler to Jasrota, where Balwant Singh became his greatest patron. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Nainsukh’s celebrated pictures of Balwant Singh are unique in the kind of visual record they offer of the patron’s life.
Reason (R): Nainsukh portrayed Balwant Singh engaged in various activities, painting him on every possible occasion.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): Nainsukh’s celebrated pictures of Balwant Singh are unique in the kind of visual record they offer of the patron’s life. — True. His pictures of Balwant Singh form a record of the patron’s life.
Reason (R): Nainsukh portrayed Balwant Singh engaged in various activities, painting him on every possible occasion. — True. He showed him performing puja, surveying a building site and sitting in a camp wrapped in a quilt.
Why R explains A? Nainsukh painted his patron on every possible occasion and in many daily activities. So his pictures together give a unique visual record of Balwant Singh’s life.
NCERT (2026-27): “Guler School …Nainsukh appears to have left his hometown in Guler and moved to Jasrota. He is believed to have initially worked for Mian Zoravar Singh, whose son and successor Balwant Singh of Jasrota was to become his greatest patron. Nainsukh’s celebrated pictures of Balwant Singh are unique in the kind of visual record they offer of the patron’s life. Balwant Singh is portrayed engaged in various activities — performing puja, surveying a building site, sitting in a camp wrapped in a quilt because of the cold weather, and so on. The artist gratified his patron’s obsession by painting him on every possible occasion.” |