The sculptor Prodosh Das Gupta led the Calcutta Group of artists. Arrange the following in the order in which they took place:
(A) India, still under British rule, was deeply affected by World War–II.
(B) A few young artists formed the Calcutta Group under the leadership of Prodosh Das Gupta.
(C) A group named Group 1890 was formed under the leadership of J. Swaminathan.
(D) Prodosh Das Gupta made the bronze sculpture Twins.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (B), (C), (D)
First: (A) World War–II affected India soon after Sher-Gil’s death. The famine and crisis it led to came before the group.
Second: (B) The Calcutta Group was formed in 1943.
Third: (C) Group 1890 was formed in 1963. Its name is not the year it was formed.
Fourth: (D) Das Gupta’s bronze Twins is dated 1973.
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): “Modern Ideologies and Political Art in India Soon after Sher-Gil’s death, India, still under British rule, was deeply affected by global events like World War–II. One of the indirect outcomes was the outbreak of the Bengal famine, which ravaged the region forcing massive rural migration to cities. The humanitarian crisis compelled many artists to reflect on their role in society. In 1943, under the leadership of Prodosh Das Gupta, a sculptor, few young artists formed the Calcutta Group, which included Nirode Mazumdar, Paritosh Sen, Gopal Ghose and Rathin Moitra.…” “Abstraction – A New Trend …In 1963, another group was formed under the leadership of J. Swaminathan, named Group 1890.…” “Twins Prodosh Das Gupta, Twins Bronze, 1973. NGMA, New Delhi, India” |