What was the Nigaar Khana founded by Humayun?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A painting workshop
Option (1) A textile workshop — Incorrect. The Nigaar Khana was a painting workshop, not one for textiles.
Option (2) A sculpture workshop — Incorrect. Its work was painting, not sculpture.
Option (3) A painting workshop — Correct. Humayun founded the Nigaar Khana (painting workshop), which was also a part of his library.
Option (4) A calligraphy workshop — Incorrect. Humayun’s rule supported both painting and calligraphy, but the Nigaar Khana was his painting workshop.
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): “Early Mughal Painting …A bibliophile of discerning sensitivity, Humayun’s rule began a period of intense patronage for the art of painting and calligraphy. From his period, we get clear visual and textual documents that testify an active interest in building an artistic repertoire and an imperial atelier. This is an indication of Humayun’s artistic taste and 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.” |