The Jaipur School and the rulers of Amer and Jaipur. Consider the following statements:
(A) Raja Bharmal married his daughter to Akbar.
(B) Bhagwant Das was Akbar’s most trusted general.
(C) Sawai Jai Singh established the new capital city Jaipur and shifted from Amer.
(D) Sawai Jai Singh reorganised the Chitrashala, the place where paintings were made and stored.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) and (C) only
(A) Raja Bharmal married his daughter to Akbar. — Correct. This tie is one sign of the close bond between Amer and the Mughals.
(B) Bhagwant Das was Akbar’s most trusted general. — Incorrect. Bhagwant Das was a close friend of Akbar. The most trusted general was his son, Man Singh.
(C) Sawai Jai Singh established the new capital city Jaipur and shifted from Amer. — Correct. The city was named after him, and the Jaipur School grew into an independent school in his reign.
(D) Sawai Jai Singh reorganised the Chitrashala, the place where paintings were made and stored. — Incorrect. He reorganised the Suratkhana. A chitrashala is a painted hall, like the one in the Bundi palace decorated under Ram Singh.
NCERT (2026-27): “Jaipur School of Painting The Jaipur School of painting originated in its former capital Amer, which was nearest of all large Rajput states to Mughal capitals — Agra and Delhi. …Raja Bharmal (1548–1575) married his daughter to Akbar. His son Bhagwant Das (1575–1592) was a close friend of Akbar and his son Man Singh, in turn, was Akbar’s most trusted general. Sawai Jai Singh (1699–1743), an influential ruler, established a new capital city Jaipur named after him in 1727 and shifted from Amer. Jaipur School of paintings thrived under his reign and emerged as a well-defined independent school. …He also invited eminent craftsmen and other artists to settle down in Jaipur and reorganised the Suratkhana, the place where paintings were made and stored.” |