Modern Indian artists drew on many Indian sources for their art. Match the artists in List-I with the sources or features of their art in List-II.
| List-I (Artist) | List-II (Source or feature) |
|---|---|
| A. M. F. Husain | I. South Indian temple sculpture |
| B. Laxma Goud | II. Childhood memories immersed in nature |
| C. Jamini Roy | III. Colours from vegetables and minerals |
| D. P. V. Janakiram | IV. Miniatures, village crafts, folk toys |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) M. F. Husain | (IV) Miniatures, village crafts and folk toys | Husain drew on Indian mythology and also on the style of miniature paintings, village crafts and even folk toys. |
| (B) Laxma Goud | (II) Childhood memories in nature | His etching Rural South Indian Man–Woman shows figures with trees. It is based on his childhood memories immersed in nature. |
| (C) Jamini Roy | (III) Own colours from vegetables and minerals | Like village artists, Roy made his own colours from vegetables and minerals. |
| (D) P. V. Janakiram | (I) Ancient temple sculpture | Janakiram, the maker of Ganesha, was influenced by the ancient temple sculpture of South India. |
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): “The Progressive Artists’ Group of Bombay and the Multifaceted Indian Art …M. F. Husain, on the other hand, wanted to make the modern style of painting understandable in Indian context. For example, he would paint using the western expressionist brush strokes with bright Indian colours. He not only drew from Indian mythology and religious sources but also from the style of miniature paintings, village crafts and even folk toys.…” “Rural South Indian Man–Woman This is an etching print on paper made by Laxma Goud (1940...) in 2017. …In this etching, human figures are shown with trees in the background. It is based on his childhood memories immersed in nature.…” “Introduction to Modernism in India …If rural community was important for Benode Behari Mukherjee and Ramkinker Baij, Jamini Roy, too, made his art relevant to this context. …Roy, too, used simple and pure colours. Like village artists, he also made his own colours from vegetables and minerals.…” “Ganesha This is a sculpture in oxidised copper made by P. V. Janakiram in 1970, and is in the collection of NGMA, Delhi. …Janakiram is influenced by the ancient temple sculpture of South India.…” |