Observe the image and answer the following question.
Identify the artwork in the image.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A Cubist City
This is A Cubist City by Gaganendranath Tagore, made in 1925. He used the language of Cubism, with vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines, to build a style of his own.
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): “Introduction to Modernism in India …Gaganendranath Tagore used the language of Cubism to create a unique style of his own. His paintings of mysterious halls and rooms were made with vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines, which were quite different from the Cubist style of famous artist Pablo Picasso, who invented the style using geometrical facets.…”
Gaganendranath Tagore, A Cubist City, 1925. Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata, India |
