Jahangir’s court painters portrayed his court in several paintings. Consider the following statements:
(A) In Jahangir enthroned on an Hourglass, the court painter Bichitra is shown holding a painting in his hand.
(B) In Jahangir in Darbar, the courtiers are placed according to their ranks.
(C) In Jahangir in Darbar, Father Corsi, a Jesuit priest, has his name inscribed to aid easy identification.
(D) In Jahangir enthroned on an Hourglass, Jahangir offers a book to King James I of England.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Three
(A) In Jahangir enthroned on an Hourglass, the court painter Bichitra is shown holding a painting in his hand. — Correct. Bichitra stands at the emperor’s right hand corner with a painting, his offering to Jahangir.
(B) In Jahangir in Darbar, the courtiers are placed according to their ranks. — Correct. The courtiers stand by rank, and their portraits are realistic enough to identify them.
(C) In Jahangir in Darbar, Father Corsi, a Jesuit priest, has his name inscribed to aid easy identification. — Correct. Father Corsi stands with other known nobles, and his name is inscribed beside him.
(D) In Jahangir enthroned on an Hourglass, Jahangir offers a book to King James I of England. — Incorrect. Jahangir offers the book to Shaikh Husain of the Chisti Shrine. King James I only stands on the right with gifts for the emperor.
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): “Jahangir in Darbar The courtiers, who are placed according to their ranks, are easily identifiable as their portraiture is perfect and realistic. Father Corsi, a Jesuit priest, has his name inscribed to aid easy identification as he stands with other known nobles in the audience.” “Jahangir enthroned on an Hourglass In the painting, Jahangir enthroned on an Hourglass (1625), symbolism is creatively applied by the court painter, Bichitra, who can be seen on the emperor’s right hand corner holding a painting in his hand, which would be his offering to the mighty emperor. Persian calligraphy adorns the top and bottom, which in verse says that the Shahs of this world may stand before him as Jahangir prefers to have the dervishes. Portrait that resemble the Ottoman Sultan, King James I of England also stands on the right hand with gifts for the mighty emperor. Jahangir offers a book to Shaikh Husain of the Chisti Shrine, descendent of Shaikh Salim, in whose honour Akbar had named his son Salim.” |