The statements below are about Kota painting in the reign of Umed Singh. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Kota painting of Umed Singh’s period reflects an obsession with the chase.
Reason (R): Umed Singh spent most of his time on hunting expeditions, and paintings served as flattering records of his exploits.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): Kota painting of Umed Singh’s period reflects an obsession with the chase. — True. In his reign the chase became a social ritual, and even women of the court took part.
Reason (R): Umed Singh spent most of his time on hunting expeditions, and paintings served as flattering records of his exploits. — True. His regent Zalim Singh kept the young king amused with hunting while he ran the state.
Why R explains A? The king spent his days hunting, and his painters recorded those hunts to flatter him. So the paintings of his reign came to be full of the chase.
NCERT (2026-27): “Kota School of Painting Umed Singh (1770–1819) acceded to the throne at the age of 10 years. But his powerful regent Zalim Singh arranged for the young king to be amused with hunting while he governed the affairs of the state. Umed Singh, thus, occupied himself with wildlife and gaming from an early age and spent most of his time in hunting expeditions. Paintings served as flattering records of his exploits. Kota painting of this period reflects obsession with the chase, which became a social ritual, in which even women of the court participated.” |