Observe the image and answer the following question.
Observe the painting of the Bikaner School in the image.
Who painted this painting?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Shahadin
Option (1) Ruknuddin — Incorrect. Ruknuddin was the master artist of Bikaner in Anup Singh’s reign. He painted texts such as the Ramayana, Rasikapriya and Durga Satpsati, not this work.
Option (2) Shahadin — Correct. Krishna supporting Mount Govardhan is by Shahadin of Bikaner, painted in 1690.
Option (3) Ibrahim — Incorrect. Ibrahim was a well-known Bikaner painter in Anup Singh’s reign. His works have a misty dreamlike quality; this painting is not his.
Option (4) Nathu — Incorrect. Nathu was a well-known Bikaner painter in Anup Singh’s reign who also managed some of the Mandi studios. This painting is not credited to him.
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):
“Krishna supporting Mount Govardhan by Shahadin, Bikaner, 1690, British Museum, London” |
