Ustad Mansur painted a zebra that was presented to Jahangir. Which statement about this painting, Zebra, and Ustad Mansur is incorrect?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The zebra was presented to Jahangir during Eid festivities.
Option (1) Ustad Mansur drew the likeness of the zebra. — A fact about the Zebra painting. Its likeness was drawn by Ustad Mansur, Nadir ul asr.
Option (2) The zebra was presented to Jahangir during Eid festivities. — Not a fact about the Zebra painting. The zebra was presented during Nowruz, the New Year festivities, not during Eid.
Option (3) Jahangir wrote about the zebra in Persian. — A fact about the Zebra painting. Jahangir wrote on the painting in Persian, the court language.
Option (4) The painting of the zebra later came into possession of Shah Jahan. — A fact about the Zebra painting. The painting later 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 The zebra in this painting was from Ethiopia, brought by Turks, and presented to Mughal emperor Jahangir by his nobleman Mir Ja’far, who had acquired it. Jahangir wrote on the painting in Persian, the court language, that it was: “A mule which the Turks (rumiyan) in the company of Mir Ja’far had brought from Ethiopia [Habesha]”. Its likeness was drawn by Nadir ul asr (Wonder of the Age) Ustad Mansur. In Jahangirnama, it is clearly stated that the animal was presented to him during Nowruz or New Year festivities in March 1621. … The painting later came in Emperor Shah Jahan’s possession. It was added to the royal album of paintings and calligraphies.”
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