Which of the following statements about Nandalal Bose’s panel Tiller of the Soil for the Haripura Congress is NOT correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Bose used watercolour in a bold cursory style.
Option (1) Bose made pen-and-ink brush studies of villagers for it. — A feature of Tiller of the Soil. He studied local villagers this way to capture village life in his Haripura panels.
Option (2) It shows a farmer ploughing a field. — A feature of Tiller of the Soil. The panel shows this daily work of a common man in a village.
Option (3) Bose used watercolour in a bold cursory style. — Not a feature of Tiller of the Soil. Bose used thick tempera, not watercolour, in a bold cursory style with broad brushwork.
Option (4) The background of the poster has an arch. — A feature of Tiller of the Soil. An arch frames the farmer and his bull.
NCERT (2026-27): “Tiller of the Soil …In this panel, a farmer is shown ploughing a field — the daily activity of a common man and in a village. To capture the essence of village life in his Haripura panels, Bose made pen-and-ink brush studies of local villagers. He used thick tempera in a bold cursory style and broad brushwork. This technique and style was reminiscent of the folk art practice of patuas or scroll painters. … The background of the poster has an arch.”
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