Match the Indian artists in List-I with their work in List-II.
| List-I (Artist) | List-II (Work) |
|---|---|
| A. Nandalal Bose | I. Caricatures of rich Bengalis |
| B. Raja Ravi Varma | II. Primers with woodcuts |
| C. Gaganendranath Tagore | III. Lithographic reproduction |
| D. Abdul Rehman Chughtai | IV. Calligraphic line in wash |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Nandalal Bose | (II) Primers with woodcuts | He illustrated primers in Bengali with woodcuts and saw the role of art in teaching new ideas. For this reason, Gandhi invited him to paint the Haripura panels. |
| (B) Raja Ravi Varma | (III) Lithographic reproduction | He was one of the first Indian painters to use oil paint and to master lithographic reproduction for mythological subjects. |
| (C) Gaganendranath Tagore | (I) Caricatures of rich Bengalis | His caricatures made fun of rich Bengalis who followed the European style of living. |
| (D) Abdul Rehman Chughtai | (IV) Calligraphic line in wash | He brought the calligraphic line of Mughal manuscripts and old Persian paintings into wash. |
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): “Shantiniketan — Early modernism Nandalal Bose, a student of Abanindranath Tagore, was invited by poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore to head the painting department in the newly established Kala Bhavana. …At Kala Bhavana, Nandalal founded the intellectual and artistic milieu to create an Indian style in art. By paying attention to the folk art forms that he saw around in Shantiniketan, he began to focus on the language of art. He also illustrated primers in Bengali with woodcuts and understood the role of art in teaching new ideas.…” “Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean This is a Puranic (ancient mythological stories) theme painted by Raja Ravi Varma. He was one of the first Indian painters to use oil paint and master the art of lithographic reproduction for mythological subject.…” “Pan-Asianism and Modernism …It is in the paintings by Gaganendranath Tagore, brother of Abanindranath Tagore, that the influence of modern western style of paintings can be clearly seen. He made several paintings using Cubist style, in which building interiors were created out of geometric patterns. Besides, he was deeply interested in making caricatures, in which he often made fun of rich Bengalis blindly following the European style of living.” “Radhika …Chughtai experimented with wash technique and infused a distinct character of calligraphic line, typical in Mughal manuscripts and old Persian paintings.…” |