K. G. Subramanyan was a founding member of the Baroda Art School. What did he want art to be made a part of?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Public buildings
Option (1) Art galleries — Incorrect. He did not want art to remain confined to art galleries.
Option (2) Popular exhibitions — Incorrect. The 1981 exhibition Place for People showed the same public view of art, but Subramanyan wanted art on public buildings.
Option (3) Public buildings — Correct. He wanted art made a part of public buildings for all to see, as in his murals.
Option (4) Private collections — Incorrect. Private collections are not what Subramanyan named. He wanted art made a part of public buildings for all to see.
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): “The New Figurative Art and Modern Art from 1980s … K. G. Subramanyan, Sheikh’s teacher and a founding member of the Baroda Art School, had studied in Shantiniketan. He had learned about the public role of art from his teachers, Benode Behari Mukherjee and Ramkinker Baij. He was interested in mural art or art on large public buildings, which can be seen by everyone. … He did not want art to remain confined to art galleries but be made a part of public buildings for all to see. Such a public view of art can also be seen in a popular exhibition called ‘Place for People’ in 1981.…” |