Four Deccani paintings in the collection of National Museum, New Delhi, are listed below. Match the paintings in List-I with the details in List-II.
| List-I (Painting) | List-II (Detail) |
|---|---|
| A. Ragini Pathamsika of Raga Hindola | I. Its subject resisted Akbar |
| B. Sultan Abdullah Qutb Shah | II. Devanagari letters on the domes |
| C. Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Khusrau | III. Persian inscription at the top |
| D. Chand Bibi playing Polo | IV. Naive, without court sophistication |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Ragini Pathamsika of Raga Hindola | (II) Devanagari letters on the domes | Persian arabesque covers the two domes, and Devanagari letters fill their space. |
| (B) Sultan Abdullah Qutb Shah | (III) Persian inscription at the top | The portrait of the enthroned sultan carries a Persian inscription at the top. |
| (C) Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Khusrau | (IV) Naive, without court sophistication | This provincial work from Hyderabad is naive and basic, yet charming. |
| (D) Chand Bibi playing Polo | (I) Its subject resisted Akbar | Chand Bibi, Queen of Bijapur, resisted Emperor Akbar’s attempts to take her state. |
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): “Ragini Pathamsika of Raga Hindola …Persian influence is obvious in the painting. This is seen in the arabesque decoration on the surface of the two domes that delineate the upper part of the painting, where letters written in Devanagari script cover the space.…” “Sultan Abdullah Qutb Shah An important portrait of Sultan Abdullah Qutb Shah of Bijapur is in the collection of National Museum, New Delhi, India. There is an inscription on the top in Persian.…” “Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Khusrau …The painting is naive and basic without technical and artistic sophistication of a court painting. However, it is charming and narrative of a popular Indian theme.” “Chand Bibi playing Polo This painting shows Chand Bibi, the Queen of Bijapur, one of the most prosperous and culturally refined Deccani state. Chand Bibi resisted the Mughal political attempts to overtake the state by Emperor Akbar.…” |