Modern Indian artists drew their themes from society and from Indian philosophy. Match the artists in List-I with the ideas or subjects of their art in List-II.
| List-I (Artist) | List-II (Idea or subject) |
|---|---|
| A. Many young artists of Calcutta | I. Bindu, symbol of oneness |
| B. Ramkinkar Baij | II. Tantric purusha and prakriti |
| C. G. R. Santosh | III. Socialism and Marxism |
| D. S. H. Raza | IV. Santhal family going to work |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Many young artists of Calcutta | (III) Socialism and Marxism | Seeing poverty around them, they were drawn to Marxism. Its questions about class difference appealed to them. |
| (B) Ramkinkar Baij | (IV) Santhal family going to work | His outdoor sculpture Santhal Family turned this daily activity into a larger than life size work. |
| (C) G. R. Santosh | (II) Purusha and prakriti | Santosh showed the cosmic union of male and female energy, which recalls purusha and prakriti of Tantric philosophy. |
| (D) S. H. Raza | (I) Bindu as a symbol of oneness | Some of Raza’s paintings draw on mandala and yantra designs and use the bindu as a symbol of oneness. |
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): “Modern Ideologies and Political Art in India …Seeing abject poverty around them and the plight of people in villages and cities, many young artists in Calcutta were drawn to socialism, especially Marxism. This modern philosophy, which was taught by Karl Marx in the mid–nineteenth century in the West, asked important questions about class difference in society and appealed to these artists.” “Introduction to Modernism in India …Ramkinkar Baij was an artist given to the celebration of nature. …For instance, his Santhal Family, made as an outdoor sculpture within the Kala Bhavana compound, turned the daily activity of a Santhal family setting out for work into a larger than a life size piece of art.…” “Abstraction – A New Trend While Husain largely remained a figurative artist, S.H. Raza moved in the direction of abstraction. …Some of his paintings draw from old mandala and yantra designs, and even use bindu as a symbol of oneness from Indian philosophy. …G. R. Santosh created a visual sense of cosmic union of male and female energy, reminding us of purusha and prakriti of the Tantric philosophy.…” |