The Calcutta Group was formed in 1943, during the Bengal famine. Given below are two statements about it:
Statement I: The group admired the Bengal School of Art for its deep interest in the past.
Statement II: The group wanted its paintings and sculptures to speak of their own times.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Statement I: The group admired the Bengal School of Art for its deep interest in the past. — Incorrect. The group did not like the Bengal School, as it was too sentimental and deeply interested in the past.
Statement II: The group wanted its paintings and sculptures to speak of their own times. — Correct. The group wanted art that spoke of their own times.
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 … 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. The group believed in an art that was universal in character and free from older values. They did not like the Bengal School of Art as it was too sentimental and deeply interested in the past. They wanted their paintings and sculptures to speak of their own times.” |