Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Rebels and the Raj

Question:

In the painting "In Memoriam," who can be seen huddled in a circle looking helpless and innocent?

Options:

Anglo-Indian men and Children

English men and Children

Anglo-Indian women and children

English women and children

Correct Answer:

English women and children

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → English women and children

The painting titled "In Memorium" was painted by Joseph Noel Paton.

"In Memoriam” was painted by Joseph Noel Paton two years after the mutiny. One can see English women and children huddled in a circle, looking helpless and innocent, seemingly waiting for the inevitable – dishonour, violence and death. “In Memoriam” does not show gory violence; it only suggests it. It stirs up the spectator’s imagination and seeks to provoke anger and fury. It represents the rebels as violent and brutish, even though they remain invisible in the picture. In the background, you can see the British rescue forces arriving as saviours.