Observe the image and answer the following question.
The painting in the image here is a folio from a manuscript illustrated in the Mughal atelier. To which manuscript does it belong?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Hamza Nama
Option (1) Hamza Nama — Correct. The painting is Spies of Hamza attack the City of Kaymar, a folio of the Hamza Nama, the illustrated account of the heroic deeds of Hamza.
Option (2) Razm Nama — Incorrect. The Razm Nama is the Persian version of the Mahabharata, finished in 1589 under Daswant. Its subject is not the deeds of Hamza.
Option (3) Akbar Nama — Incorrect. The Akbar Nama gives an account of Akbar’s political and personal life, not the tales of Hamza.
Option (4) Baburnama — Incorrect. The Baburnama is Babur’s autobiography; its folios show scenes such as Babur inspecting the fort of Gwalior, not the tales of Hamza.
Note: This topic was not named in the CUET 2026 syllabus, but it was part of the NCERT chapter. In 2025 and 2026, NTA also asked questions on topics in NCERT that the CUET syllabus did not name. So our mocks have questions from every part of the NCERT chapter, to give you enough practice. Read the whole chapter, not only the sub-topics named in the syllabus.
NCERT (2026-27): “Spies of Hamza attack the City of Kaymar In Hamza Nama painting, Spies Attack the City of Kaymar (1567–82), the space is sharply cut and divided so as to facilitate visual reading of the narrative. Too much of action is happening and the vibrant colours are of great use here to energise the unfolding of this story, wherein, the spies of Hamza attack the city of Kaymar. A strong outer line defines the foliage and other forms.”
Spies of Hamza attack the City of Kaymar, 1567–1582, Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna |
