The Kota School of painting changed over the reigns of its rulers. Match the persons linked with Kota in List-I with what is said about them in List-II.
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| A. Jagat Singh | I. Acceded to throne at 10 |
| B. Ram Singh I | II. Start of the Kota School |
| C. Umed Singh | III. Regent who governed the state |
| D. Zalim Singh | IV. Artists widened range of subjects |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Jagat Singh | (II) Kota had its own school, commencing in his reign | After Kota separated from Bundi, its own school began around the 1660s, in the reign of Jagat Singh. |
| (B) Ram Singh I | (IV) Artists enlarged their inventory to a large variety of subjects in his reign | By the reign of Ram Singh I, Kota artists had enlarged their inventory to many subjects. |
| (C) Umed Singh | (I) Acceded to the throne at the age of 10 years | Umed Singh became king at the age of 10 years. |
| (D) Zalim Singh | (III) Governed the affairs of the state while the young king was amused with hunting | Zalim Singh was the powerful regent of the young Umed Singh. He kept the king busy with hunting and ran the state himself. |
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): “Kota School of Painting …After its separation from Bundi, Kota had its own school, commencing around 1660s in the reign of Jagat Singh (1658–1683). …By the reign of Ram Singh I (1686–1708), artists had passionately enlarged their inventory to a large variety of subjects. …Umed Singh (1770–1819) acceded to the throne at the age of 10 years. But his powerful regent Zalim Singh arranged for the young king to be amused with hunting while he governed the affairs of the state.…” |