Nainsukh painted Balwant Singh looking at a Painting with Nainsukh. Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A): In the painting, Balwant Singh is shown smoking a hukka, something he usually indulged in during spells of break between work.
Reason (R): In the painting, the musicians are placed at the centre of the composition, loudly playing their music.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) is true but (R) is false.
Assertion (A): In the painting, Balwant Singh is shown smoking a hukka, something he usually indulged in during spells of break between work. — True. He sits in his palace and smokes a hukka during a break from work.
Reason (R): In the painting, the musicians are placed at the centre of the composition, loudly playing their music. — False. The musicians are placed towards the outer edge of the painting. They are not clamouring to be heard but play softly, which adds to the calm of the scene.
NCERT (2026-27): “Balwant Singh looking at a Painting with Nainsukh …Balwant Singh is seated in his palace, overlooking the lush green landscape teeming with trees. He is smoking hukka, something that, he usually, indulged in during spells of break between work. Musicians are deftly placed towards the outer edge of the painting so as to indicate their presence. Their positioning, in the painting, suggests that they are not clamouring to be heard but ‘softly’ producing music, thus, enhancing the calmness, while Balwant Singh remains engrossed in the details of the painting that depicts Krishna.”
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