What is the colour tradition of the page of “The Throne of Prosperity” painting from the Bijapur School of painting?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Islamic Persian
Option (1) Islamic Persian — Correct. The colouring of this page is in Islamic Persian tradition, seen most in the arabesques on top of the throne.
Option (2) Deccani — Incorrect. Deccani describes the foliage that surmounts the throne, not the colouring of the page.
Option (3) Indo Persian — Incorrect. Indo-Persian is the art under which the Deccani style was placed for long. It is not named for the colours of this page.
Option (4) Mughal — Incorrect. Mughal is not the tradition named for this page. Its colouring is credited to the Islamic Persian tradition.
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): “Bijapur School of Painting …The Throne of Prosperity is a symbolic diagram of an auspicious throne of seven stages, each supported by different inhabitants — from elephants and tigers to palm trees, through storeys of peacocks and primitive tribes. The basic structures recall the wood carved doorways and facades of Gujarati homes or perhaps remind us of the temples of the Deccan. The colouring of this page is in Islamic Persian tradition, especially, the arabesques on the top of the throne. We see it is surmounted by a Deccani foliage against amazingly deep blue sky.…”
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