Mughal painting had its own working terms. Match the Mughal painting terms in List-I with their meanings in List-II.
| List-I (Term) | List-II (Meaning) |
| A. Tarh | I. Final stage of colouring |
| B. Chiharanama | II. Stage of composition |
| C. Rangamizi | III. Stage of making portraits |
| D. Nigaar Khana | IV. Painting workshop |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Tarh | (II) Stage of composition | The artist began with tarh, the making of the composition. |
| (B) Chiharanama | (III) Stage of making portraits | After the composition came chiharanama, the painting of portraits. |
| (C) Rangamizi | (I) Final stage of colouring | Rangamizi, the colouring, was the last stage. |
| (D) Nigaar Khana | (IV) Painting workshop | Humayun founded the Nigaar Khana, a painting workshop that was part of his library. |
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): “Process of Mughal Painting … Once the text was written, it was given to the artist, who would compose a synoptic visual representation of the text. The artist would begin from the stage of making the composition, i.e., tarh, to portraits, i.e., chiharanama to the final stage of colouring, i.e., rangamizi.” “Early Mughal Painting …helps us form a picture of Humayun as a connoisseur and an aesthete. He founded the Nigaar Khana (painting workshop), which was also a part of his library.” |