Modern Indian art includes artists’ groups and single works. Match the group or work in List-I with the artist who led or made it in List-II.
| List-I (Group or work) | List-II (Artist) |
|---|---|
| A. Group 1890 (1963) | I. Bhupen Khakhar |
| B. Fairy Tales from Purvapalli | II. J. Swaminathan |
| C. Janata Watch Repairing | III. Somnath Hore |
| D. Children | IV. K. G. Subramanyan |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Group 1890 (1963) | (II) J. Swaminathan | The group was formed in 1963 under the leadership of J. Swaminathan, who also wrote its manifesto. |
| (B) Fairy Tales from Purvapalli | (IV) K. G. Subramanyan | K. G. Subramanyan painted it in water and oil colours on acrylic sheet in 1986. |
| (C) Janata Watch Repairing | (I) Bhupen Khakhar | This 1972 painting is by Bhupen Khakhar. His bold move gave a clue to younger painters in Mumbai who drew on popular images. |
| (D) Children | (III) Somnath Hore | Somnath Hore made this etching with aquatint in 1958, drawing on the Bengal Famine of 1943. |
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): “Abstraction – A New Trend …Since the time of the Bombay Progressive Artist’s Group, artists began to write their own manifestos or writings, in which they declared the main aims of their art and how it differed from others. In 1963, another group was formed under the leadership of J. Swaminathan, named Group 1890. Swaminathan also wrote a manifesto for the group, in which the artists claimed being free from any ideology.” “Fairy Tales from Purvapalli This is a painting using water and oil colours on acrylic sheet and was created by K. G. Subramanyan in 1986.” “Janata Watch Repairing Bhupen Khakhar, Janata Watch Repairing, 1972. Private Collection, India” “Children This is a graphic print on paper done with monochromatic etching with aquatint made by Somnath Hore (1921–2006) in 1958.” |