Triumph of Labour is an open-air sculpture in bronze. Which of the following statements about it is NOT correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → It was installed at Marina Beach, Chennai, on Independence Day in 1959.
Option (1) It was made by Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury. — True of Triumph of Labour. Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury made this large-scale bronze.
Option (2) It was installed at Marina Beach, Chennai, on Independence Day in 1959. — Not true of Triumph of Labour. It was installed at Marina Beach on the eve of Republic Day, not on Independence Day.
Option (3) It shows the role of human labour in nation building. — True of Triumph of Labour. Four men try to move a rock, showing the contribution of human labour in nation building.
Option (4) The sculptor showed the extreme physical effort of loosening a massive rock. — True of Triumph of Labour. Chowdhury dwelt on the strong muscles of the workers as they strain to loosen the rock.
NCERT (2026-27): “Triumph of Labour This is an open air large-scale sculpture in bronze made by Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury (1899–1975). It was installed at Marina Beach, Chennai, on the eve of the Republic Day in 1959. It shows four men trying to move a rock, rendering the importance and contribution of human labour in nation building. … He portrayed the extreme physical effort of loosening a massive, immovable rock.…”
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