Indian artists from the 1940s onwards took very different paths. Match the artists in List-I with their group, work or view in List-II.
| List-I | List-II |
| A. Francis Newton Souza | I. Calcutta Group, 1943 |
| B. Paritosh Sen | II. Landscape of Turkey |
| C. Laxma Goud | III. Art language from folk traditions |
| D. Jyoti Bhatt | IV. Modern art as new freedom |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Francis Newton Souza | (IV) Modern art as new freedom | As leader of The Progressives, he saw modern art as a new freedom that could challenge the traditional sense of beauty and morality. |
| (B) Paritosh Sen | (I) Calcutta Group, 1943 | He was among the young artists who formed the Calcutta Group under Prodosh Das Gupta. |
| (C) Laxma Goud | (II) Landscape of Turkey | This is named among his other artworks, besides the etching Rural South Indian Man–Woman. |
| (D) Jyoti Bhatt | (III) Art language from folk traditions | Inspired by his mentor K. G. Subramanyan, he brought folk motifs into prints like Devi. |
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.” “The Progressive Artists’ Group of Bombay and the Multifaceted Indian Art … 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. Souza wanted to question the conventions that had prevailed in art schools. For him, modern art stood for a new freedom that could challenge the traditional sense of beauty and morality.” “Devi This is an etching on paper made by Jyoti Bhatt (1934) in 1970. He studied painting, printmaking and photography, and was inspired by his mentor K. G. Subramanyan. He carved out an art language based on folk traditions and popular practices.” “Rural South Indian Man–Woman This is an etching print on paper made by Laxma Goud (1940...) in 2017. … Some of his other artworks are Woman, Man, Landscape of Turkey, Untitled, Xiyan China, etc.” |