Match List I with List II:
| LIST I | LIST II | ||
| A. | Muhammad Husayn of Kashmir | I. | painted by Abu'l Hasan |
| B. | Jahangir shooting the figure of poverty (painting) | II. | painted by Payag |
| C. | Shah Jahan honouring Prince Aurangazeb (painting) | III. | Abul Fazl |
| D. | Writer of Akbarnama | IV. | Calligrapher at Akbar's court |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
(A) Muhammad Husayn of Kashmir — this matches (IV) Calligrapher at Akbar’s court. He was one of the finest calligraphers at Akbar’s court and was honoured with the title “zarrin qalam” (golden pen).
(B) Jahangir shooting the figure of poverty (painting) — this matches (I) painted by Abu’l Hasan. The painting is the work of the artist Abu’l Hasan.
(C) Shah Jahan honouring Prince Aurangazeb (painting) — this matches (II) painted by Payag. Shah Jahan honouring Prince Aurangzeb at Agra before his wedding was painted by Payag in the Badshah Nama.
(D) Writer of Akbarnama — this matches (III) Abul Fazl. The Akbar Nama was written by Abu’l Fazl.
Note: This question is taken from the chapter ‘Kings and Chronicles’ which was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT, including the NCERT book (2026-27).
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “4. The Akbar Nama and the Badshah Nama … Among the important illustrated Mughal chronicles the Akbar Nama and Badshah Nama (The Chronicle of a King) are the most well known. Each manuscript contained an average of 150 full- or double-page paintings of battles, sieges, hunts, building construction, court scenes, etc. The author of the Akbar Nama, Abu’l Fazl grew up in the Mughal capital of Agra. He was widely read in Arabic, Persian, Greek philosophy and Sufism.…”
Fig. 9.9 Shah Jahan honouring Prince Aurangzeb at Agra before his wedding, painting by Payag in the Badshah Nama |
