The Calcutta Group was formed in 1943. What did the group want its paintings and sculptures to reflect?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Their own times
Option (1) Sentimentality — Incorrect. The group disliked the Bengal School of Art for being too sentimental.
Option (2) The past of India — Incorrect. The group rejected the Bengal School’s deep interest in the past.
Option (3) Detailed visual expression — Incorrect. The group simplified its expression by excluding details.
Option (4) Their own times — Correct. The group wanted its works to speak 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. … 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. They started to simplify their visual expression by excluding details.” |