Modern Indian art saw new works, groups and trends from the 1940s. Match the work, trend and groups in List-I with the artists linked to them in List-II:
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| A. Triumph of Labour | I. Prodosh Das Gupta |
| B. Neo-Tantric art | II. K. C. S. Paniker |
| C. The Calcutta Group | III. Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury |
| D. The Progressives | IV. Francis Newton Souza |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Triumph of Labour | (III) Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury | This open air bronze of four men moving a rock was made by Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury. |
| (B) Neo-Tantric art | (II) K. C. S. Paniker | Paniker in Madras, with Biren De and G. R. Santosh in Delhi, made the Indian abstract style later called Neo-Tantric art. |
| (C) The Calcutta Group | (I) Prodosh Das Gupta | The group was formed in 1943 under the leadership of the sculptor Prodosh Das Gupta. |
| (D) The Progressives | (IV) Francis Newton Souza | This Bombay group of 1946 had Francis Newton Souza as its outspoken leader. |
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): “Triumph of Labour This is an open air large-scale sculpture in bronze made by Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury (1899–1975). It was installed at Marina Beach, Chennai, on the eve of the Republic Day in 1959. It shows four men trying to move a rock, rendering the importance and contribution of human labour in nation building.…” “Abstraction – A New Trend …Many Indian artists and critics grew worried about their imitation of modern art from the West and felt the need to establish an Indian identity in their art. In the 1960s, Biren De and G. R. Santosh in Delhi and K. C. S. Paniker in Madras moved in this direction when they turned to the past and local artistic traditions to create a unique Indian abstract art. This style became successful in the West and later in India and came to be known as Neo-Tantric art because of its use of geometrical designs seen in traditional diagrams for meditation or yantras.…” “Modern Ideologies and Political Art in India …The humanitarian crisis compelled many artists to reflect on their role in society. In 1943, under the leadership of Prodosh Das Gupta, a sculptor, few young artists formed the Calcutta Group, which included Nirode Mazumdar, Paritosh Sen, Gopal Ghose and Rathin Moitra.…” “The Progressive Artists’ Group of Bombay and the Multifaceted Indian Art …In Bombay, another set of artists formed a group, called The Progressives in 1946. Francis Newton Souza was the outspoken leader of the group, which included M. F. Husain, K. H. Ara, S. A. Bakre, H. A. Gade and S. H. Raza.…” |