Observe the image and answer the following question.
The Mughal painting in the image comes from a dispersed manuscript of which text?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Harivamsa Purana
Option (1) Harivamsa Purana — Correct. The painting is Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhan, from a dispersed Harivamsa Purana, a Sanskrit text the Mughals translated into Persian.
Option (2) Razm Nama — Incorrect. Razm Nama is the Persian version of the Mahabharata, completed in 1589 under Daswant. It is not the source of this Krishna scene.
Option (3) Akbar Nama — Incorrect. Akbar Nama is an account of Akbar’s political and personal life, not a text on Lord Krishna.
Option (4) Hamza Nama — Incorrect. Hamza Nama tells the heroic deeds of Hamza, the uncle of Prophet Muhammad, not the story of Krishna.
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): “Krishna lifts Mount Govardhan Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhan from a dispersed Harivamsa Purana is attributed to Miskin (1585–90). It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Harivamsa Purana is one of the many Sanskrit manuscripts, which were translated into Persian by the Mughals. This painting is on a theme from Harivamsa.”
“Early Mughal Painting …The Persian translation and illustrated version of the Hindu epic Mahabharata done this period came to be known as Razm Nama. This was completed in 1589 under the supervision of master artist Daswant. … Akbar Nama, an extraordinary manuscript, containing a detailed account of Akbar’s political and personal life, was one of the most expensive projects undertaken by Akbar.” |
