Many people are named in the story of Mughal painting. Judged by the work each of them did, which one of the following is the odd one out?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Mir Ja’far
Option (1) Abd us Samad — An artist. A Persian artist whom Humayun invited to set up a studio in his court.
Option (2) Mir Sayyid Ali — An artist. The other Persian artist invited by Humayun, along with Abd us Samad.
Option (3) Mir Ja’far — Correct. Mir Ja’far was a nobleman of Jahangir who presented him the zebra. He was not a painter.
Option (4) Ustad Mansur — An artist. A Mughal artist, given the title Nadir ul Asr, who drew the likeness of the zebra.
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.” “Zebra The zebra in this painting was from Ethiopia, brought by Turks, and presented to Mughal emperor Jahangir by his nobleman Mir Ja’far, who had acquired it. …Its likeness was drawn by Nadir ul asr (Wonder of the Age) Ustad Mansur.” |