Four artworks by modern Indian artists are given below. Which one of them is the odd one out in its medium?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Haldi Grinder by Amrita Sher-Gil
Option (1) Devi by Jyoti Bhatt — An etching. Jyoti Bhatt made this print as an etching on paper.
Option (2) Of Walls by Anupam Sud — An etching. Anupam Sud made it from a zinc plate and printed it on paper.
Option (3) Rural South Indian Man–Woman by Laxma Goud — An etching. Laxma Goud made this etching print on paper.
Option (4) Haldi Grinder by Amrita Sher-Gil — Not an etching; the odd one out. Amrita Sher-Gil painted it with bright, saturated pigments.
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): “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.” “Of Walls This is an etching made from zinc plate and printed on paper made by Anupam Sud in 1982.” “Rural South Indian Man–Woman This is an etching print on paper made by Laxma Goud (1940...) in 2017.” “Haldi Grinder Amrita Sher-Gil painted Haldi Grinder in 1940. This was the time when she was seeking inspiration from India’s idyllic rural scene. Such a scene, depicting Indian women busy in a traditional activity of grinding dry turmeric, had to be painted in Indian style. It is not surprising that she used bright, saturated pigments to paint this work.” |