Benode Behari Mukherjee painted The Lives of Medieval Saints in Hindi Bhavana, Shantiniketan. Which of the following statements about this mural is NOT correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The artist used compositional sketches while creating the mural.
Option (1) The mural employs the technique of fresco buono. — True of this mural. It employs the technique of fresco buono.
Option (2) The artist used compositional sketches while creating the mural. — Not true of this mural. Despite his poor eyesight, he sketched directly on the walls without compositional sketches.
Option (3) The artist realised the potential of a mural to become public art. — True of this mural. He was one of the earliest artists in modern India to see a mural as public art.
Option (4) The mural covers the upper half of three walls of the room. — True of this mural. It covers almost 23 metre of the upper half of the three walls of the room.
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): “The Lives of Medieval Saints The Lives of Medieval Saints, a mural in Hindi Bhavana, Shantiniketan, was created by Benode Behari Mukherjee around the eve of India’s Independence from Colonial rule, during 1946–1947. The mural employs the technique of fresco buono and covers almost 23 metre of the entire upper half of the three walls of the room. … Despite his poor eyesight, the artist sketched directly on the walls without compositional sketches. … He was one of the earliest artists in modern India to realise the potential of a mural to become public art.” |