The Golconda painting Composite Horse leads the viewer’s eye through it in stages. Arrange the following stages in the order in which the description of the painting presents them.
(A) The eyes meet two corners at the bottom of the painting
(B) Everything in the painting appears airy and flying
(C) A certain dislocation of the sense of space happens
(D) Rocky formulations in the corners anchor the painting on solid ground
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (A), (D), (C)
B (first) Everything appears airy and flying — The description first sets this airy, flying feel.
A (second) The eyes meet two corners at the bottom — Against that feel, the eyes unexpectedly come upon two bottom corners.
D (third) Rocky formulations anchor the painting — These corners have rocky formulations that anchor the painting on solid ground.
C (fourth) A dislocation of the sense of space — Then a dislocation of sense of space happens, making the painting a memorable visual experience.
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): “Composite Horse …Flying cranes and lions, Chinese clouds and plants with large leaves enhance the surreal element of this painting from Golconda, which is of early seventeenth century. When everything appears to be airy and flying, the eyes unexpectedly encounter two corners in the bottom of the painting, which have rocky formulations that anchor the painting on a solid ground. A certain dislocation of sense of space happens, making this painting a memorable visual experience.”
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