Painters of modern India worked in very different ways. Match the painters in List-I with what they are known for in List-II.
| List-I (Painter) | List-II (Known for) |
|---|---|
| A. Kshitindranath Majumdar | I. Inventing the wash technique |
| B. Abanindranath Tagore | II. Bauhaus style for Indian scenes |
| C. Jamini Roy | III. Mythological and religious subjects |
| D. Amrita Sher-Gil | IV. Father of folk renaissance |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Kshitindranath Majumdar | (III) Mythological and religious subjects | An early student of Abanindranath, he painted mythological and religious subjects, such as the dance of Krishna in Rasa-Lila. |
| (B) Abanindranath Tagore | (I) Inventing the wash technique | He revived Indian and oriental traditions of painting and invented the wash painting technique. |
| (C) Jamini Roy | (IV) Father of folk renaissance | He was called the father of the folk renaissance and learnt from the folk painters of rural Bengal. |
| (D) Amrita Sher-Gil | (II) Bauhaus style for Indian scenes | She used the kind of style the Bauhaus exhibition showed to paint Indian scenes. |
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): “Rasa-Lila This is a watercolour painting in wash technique portraying the divine life of Sri Krishna made by Kshitindranath Majumdar (1891–1975). He was one of the early students of Abanindranath Tagore, who carried forward the wash tradition with some deviations. … He has painted mythological and religious subjects.…” “Journey’s End Made by Abanindranath Tagore (1871–1951) in 1913, this painting is in watercolour. Abanindranath Tagore was seen as a father figure of nationalist and modernism of art in India. He revived certain aspects of Indian and oriental traditions of paintings in terms of themes, style and techniques, and invented the wash painting technique.…” “Woman with Child This is a gouache painting on paper made by Jamini Roy (1887–1972) in 1940. He was called the father of the folk renaissance in India, who created an alternative vision of modern Indian identity.…” “Different Concepts of Modernism: Western and Indian …Amrita Sher-Gil, whom we will discuss in the next chapter, is a perfect example of the meeting of both these points of view. She used the kind of style that the Bauhaus exhibition showed to depict Indian scenes.” |