Mughal emperors and the paintings of their courts are described below. Consider the following statements:
(A) In Jahangir enthroned on an Hourglass, Jahangir offers a book to Shaikh Husain of the Chisti Shrine.
(B) Akbar named his son Salim in honour of Shaikh Salim.
(C) Jahangir in Darbar, from the Jahangirnama, was painted by Abul Hasan and Bichitra.
(D) Although Babur spent little time on Indian soil, his successors made the country their own.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Three
(A) In Jahangir enthroned on an Hourglass, Jahangir offers a book to Shaikh Husain of the Chisti Shrine. — Correct. Bichitra shows the emperor handing a book to Shaikh Husain, a descendant of Shaikh Salim.
(B) Akbar named his son Salim in honour of Shaikh Salim. — Correct. Akbar named his son Salim in honour of Shaikh Salim, ancestor of Shaikh Husain of the Chisti Shrine.
(C) Jahangir in Darbar, from the Jahangirnama, was painted by Abul Hasan and Bichitra. — Incorrect. The painting is by Abul Hasan and Manohar. Bichitra painted Jahangir enthroned on an Hourglass.
(D) Although Babur spent little time on Indian soil, his successors made the country their own. — Correct. Babur died soon after he arrived, but his successors became a part of the Indian lineage.
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): “Jahangir enthroned on an Hourglass In the painting, Jahangir enthroned on an Hourglass (1625), symbolism is creatively applied by the court painter, Bichitra, who can be seen on the emperor’s right hand corner holding a painting in his hand, which would be his offering to the mighty emperor. … Jahangir offers a book to Shaikh Husain of the Chisti Shrine, descendent of Shaikh Salim, in whose honour Akbar had named his son Salim.”
“Early Mughal Painting …Also, Shah Muzaffar finds a mention as a painter, who Babur thought excelled in the representation of hairstyle. Although Babur spent little time on the Indian soil and passed away soon after his arrival, his successors made the country their own and became a part of the Indian lineage.” |
