Noah’s Ark is a painting from Akbar’s imperial atelier. Consider the following statements about it:
(A) It has been ascribed to Miskin.
(B) It comes from a dispersed Hamza Nama painted manuscript.
(C) In it, the sons of Noah are throwing Iblis, the devil, who had come to destroy the ark.
(D) The ark in it carries animals in pairs so that they may flourish after the flood.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (C) and (D) only
(A) It has been ascribed to Miskin. — Correct. The painting is ascribed to Miskin, one of the masters at Akbar’s imperial atelier.
(B) It comes from a dispersed Hamza Nama painted manuscript. — Incorrect. It comes from a dispersed Divan-i Hafiz manuscript of 1590.
(C) In it, the sons of Noah are throwing Iblis, the devil, who had come to destroy the ark. — Correct. The sons of Noah are shown throwing Iblis out to save the ark.
(D) The ark in it carries animals in pairs so that they may flourish after the flood. — Correct. Prophet Noah’s ark carries animals in pairs so that they may go on flourishing after the flood sent by God.
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): “Noah’s Ark Noah’s Ark, from a dispersed Divan-i Hafiz painted manuscript of 1590, is an excellent painting in subdued colour palette and has been ascribed to Miskin, one of the masters at Akbar’s imperial atelier. Prophet Noah is in the ark, which is carrying animals in pairs so that they may continue to flourish after the threatening flood sent by God to punish human beings for their sins. In the painting, the sons of Noah are in the act of throwing Iblis, the devil, who had come to destroy the ark. The use of pure white and subtle shades of red, blue and yellow is charming. The rendering of water is convincing and the vertical perspective infuses the painting with an element of heightened dramatic energy.”
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