Match the manuscripts and paintings of the Deccani schools in List-I…

Match the manuscripts and paintings of the Deccani schools in List-I with their descriptions in List-II:

List-I (Manuscript / Painting)	List-II (Description)
A. Volume of poems with the earliest Deccani paintings	I. Weapons and utensils illustrated
B. Nujum al-Ulum	II. Hussain Nizam Shah I’s reign
C. Composite Horse	III. Dark dense forest foliage
D. Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II hawking	IV. Shades of brown, some blue

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Volume of poems with the earliest Deccani paintings	(II) Hussain Nizam Shah I’s reign	This Ahmadnagar volume of poems celebrates the reign of Hussain Nizam Shah I (1553–1565).
(B) Nujum al-Ulum	(I) Weapons and utensils illustrated	This Bijapur encyclopaedia of 1570 has 876 miniatures, many of weapons and utensils, others of the constellations.
(C) Composite Horse	(IV) Shades of brown, some blue	This Golconda painting keeps all its action within a limited colour scheme of brown and some blue.
(D) Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II hawking	(III) Dark dense forest foliage	The forest foliage behind the Sultan is in deep olive green, emerald green and cobalt blue.

NCERT (2026-27): “Ahmadnagar School of Painting …The earliest examples of Deccani painting are in a volume of poems, celebrating the reign of Hussain Nizam Shah I of Ahmadnagar (1553–1565).…”

“Bijapur School of Painting …Paintings from Bijapur in the sixteenth century have a richly illustrated encyclopaedia known as the Nujum al-Ulum dated 1570. Among the 876 miniatures, which adorn this remarkable little volume, many illustrate weapons and utensils, while others the constellations.…”

“Composite Horse …All actions happen within limited colour schema, which remains largely in the shades of brown and some blue.”

“Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II hawking …Besides, the dark dense forest foliage, deep olive green, emerald green and cobalt blue with cranes in the background and sunlit golden blue sky enhance the experience of the painting and its narrative, which brings the white hawk to the centrestage along with the delicately portrayed face of the sultan.…”