From the 1940s, Indian artists formed groups and set up new centres o…

From the 1940s, Indian artists formed groups and set up new centres of art. Match the modern Indian artists in List-I with their roles in List-II.

List-I (Artist)	List-II (Role)
A. Prodosh Das Gupta	I. Leader of the Calcutta Group
B. K. C. S. Paniker	II. Leader of Group 1890
C. J. Swaminathan	III. Founded Cholamandalam artist village
D. Francis Newton Souza	IV. Leader of The Progressives

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Prodosh Das Gupta	(I) Leader of the Calcutta Group	In 1943, young artists in Calcutta formed this group under the sculptor Prodosh Das Gupta.
(B) K. C. S. Paniker	(III) Founded Cholamandalam artist village	Paniker, a pioneer of abstraction in South India, later set up Cholamandalam near Madras.
(C) J. Swaminathan	(II) Leader of Group 1890	Swaminathan led Group 1890, formed in 1963, and wrote its manifesto.
(D) Francis Newton Souza	(IV) Leader of The Progressives	Souza was the outspoken leader of this Bombay group, formed in 1946.

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 …The humanitarian crisis compelled many artists to reflect on their role in society. 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 Progressive Artists’ Group of Bombay and the Multifaceted Indian Art …In Bombay, another set of artists formed a group, called The Progressives in 1946. Francis Newton Souza was the outspoken leader of the group, which included M. F. Husain, K. H. Ara, S. A. Bakre, H. A. Gade and S. H. Raza.…”

“Abstraction – A New Trend …In South India, K. C. S. Paniker, who later went on to establish Cholamandalam, an artist village near Madras, was a pioneer in abstraction.…”

“Abstraction – A New Trend …Since the time of the Bombay Progressive Artist’s Group, artists began to write their own manifestos or writings, in which they declared the main aims of their art and how it differed from others. In 1963, another group was formed under the leadership of J. Swaminathan, named Group 1890.…”