Humayun invited Mir Sayyid Ali and Abd us Samad to his court. For which art were both of them particularly famous and respected?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Portraiture
Option (1) Landscape painting — Incorrect. The two masters are not praised for landscapes. Their fame rested on portraits.
Option (2) Calligraphy — Incorrect. Humayun’s rule began intense patronage for painting and calligraphy, but the two masters were respected for portraiture.
Option (3) Portraiture — Correct. Both artists were famous and respected particularly for their skills in the art of portraiture.
Option (4) Flora and fauna studies — Incorrect. Accurate flora and fauna were favourite themes of Mughal artists in general, not the special skill named for these two.
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): “Early Mughal Painting …Impressed by the artists and with an ambition to recreate such art workshops in India, Humayun brought back with him the master artists when he regained power in India. He invited two Persian artists — Mir Sayyid Ali and Abd us Samad to establish a studio in his court and carry out royal paintings. It is important to note here that both the artists were famous and respected particularly for their skills in the art of portraiture. A bibliophile of discerning sensitivity, Humayun’s rule began a period of intense patronage for the art of painting and calligraphy.” |