These statements are on Mughal painting after the reign of Shah Jahan. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Provincial Mughal rulers wanted to recreate in paintings the glory of their dynasty and the events of their court.
Reason (R): Unlike the popular belief, the royal atelier was not shut down immediately in Aurangzeb’s reign and went on producing beautiful paintings.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): Provincial Mughal rulers wanted to recreate in paintings the glory of their dynasty and the events of their court. — True. These rulers imitated the Mughal royalties. So they too wanted paintings of the glory of their dynasty and court.
Reason (R): Unlike the popular belief, the royal atelier was not shut down immediately in Aurangzeb’s reign and went on producing beautiful paintings. — True. Aurangzeb did not put as much effort into the atelier. Still, it was not shut down immediately and kept producing beautiful paintings.
Why R does not explain A? R is about the emperor’s own atelier carrying on. It says nothing about why provincial rulers wanted paintings of their own dynasty. The correct reason for A is that these rulers imitated the Mughal royalties.
NCERT (2026-27): “Early Mughal Painting …Alamgir Aurangzeb came to power to stimulate the political scenario and give it the verve of Akbar’s period. This succession and series of battles and conquest in Deccan India got the Mughal empire back on track. His focus was on the expansion of the Mughal empire and its unification under his leadership. Aurangzeb did not put as much effort to elevate the production of the Mughal atelier. However, unlike the popular belief the royal atelier was not shut down immediately and continued producing beautiful pointings.” “Later Mughal Painting Due to gradual decline of ardent patronage, highly skilled artists left the Mughal atelier and were welcomed by provincial Mughal rulers. These rulers imitated the Mughal royalties and wanted to recreate in paintings the glory of their dynasty and events of their court.” |