Jahangir wrote on the painting Zebra that it showed “a mule” brought from Ethiopia. Consider the following statements about the zebra and its painting:
(A) The zebra was presented to Jahangir during the Nowruz or New Year festivities.
(B) Some thought that it was a horse on which someone had painted stripes.
(C) The ornate borders of the painting are additions made in Akbar’s reign.
(D) The painting later came into Emperor Shah Jahan’s possession.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Three
(A) The zebra was presented to Jahangir during the Nowruz or New Year festivities. — Correct. The Jahangirnama states that it was presented during Nowruz.
(B) Some thought that it was a horse on which someone had painted stripes. — Correct. Some thought it was a horse with painted stripes, so Jahangir examined it carefully.
(C) The ornate borders of the painting are additions made in Akbar’s reign. — Incorrect. The ornate borders were added in Shah Jahan’s reign.
(D) The painting later came into Emperor Shah Jahan’s possession. — Correct. It came into Shah Jahan’s possession and was added to the royal album.
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): “Zebra …In Jahangirnama, it is clearly stated that the animal was presented to him during Nowruz or New Year festivities in March 1621. It is also mentioned that Jahangir had carefully examined it as some thought that it was a horse on which someone had painted stripes.… The painting later came in Emperor Shah Jahan’s possession. It was added to the royal album of paintings and calligraphies. The ornate borders of the painting are additions made in Shah Jahan’s reign.”
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