Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Mughal School of Miniature Painting

Question:

Match the father-son duo correctly:

List- I (Father)

List- II (Son)

(A) Babur

(I) Abul Hasan

(B) Akbar

(II) Humayun

(C) Aqa Riza

(III) Salim

(D) Khurram

(IV) Shuja

1- (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
2- (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
3- (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
4- (A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

2

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 2 - 2

2- (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

In 1526, Babur, the first Mughal emperor, came from present day Uzbekistan and was a descendent of Emperor Timur and Chatghtai Turk. He was succeded by his son Humayun.

Akbar had named his son Salim in honour of Shaikh Salim. Salim on becoming King took the title of Jahangir.

Jahangir employed Aqa Riza, a well-known Iranian painter and his son Abul Hasan to achieve unparalleled sophistication in painting. Despite the formalised and established imperial atelier of Akbar, the keen patron in Jahangir rebelled to set his own atelier alongside his father’s.

Jahangir in Darbar from Jahangirnama (now, dispersed), attributed to Abul Hasan and Manohar (1620) is an excellent painting. On the right side, Khurram stands in attendance with his hands folded, flanked by his son Shuja, son of Mumtaz Mahal, who was raised in the court by Nur Jahan. The courtiers, who are placed according to their ranks, are easily identifiable as their portraiture is perfect and realistic.