Modern art took shape in India and in the West under different conditions. Consider the following statements:
(A) The Indian crafts that received support in the colonial art schools were based on European taste and the demands of its market.
(B) After the Industrial Revolution, the traditional art that decorated churches and palaces lost its meaning.
(C) Manet, Cezanne and Monet saw themselves working inside the main art institutions.
(D) Ramkinker Baij’s Santhal Family perhaps shows a family migrating with all their frugal possessions.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Three
Statement (A): The Indian crafts that received support in the colonial art schools were based on European taste and the demands of its market. — Correct. Even the crafts that got support had to suit European taste and its market.
Statement (B): After the Industrial Revolution, the traditional art that decorated churches and palaces lost its meaning. — Correct. With the growth of technology after the Industrial Revolution, this art lost its meaning.
Statement (C): Manet, Cezanne and Monet saw themselves working inside the main art institutions. — Incorrect. They saw themselves working outside the main art institutions, meeting in cafes and restaurants.
Statement (D): Ramkinker Baij’s Santhal Family perhaps shows a family migrating with all their frugal possessions. — Correct. It shows a Santhal man carrying his children in a double basket, with his wife and dog alongside.
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): “Introduction to Modernism in India …Even the Indian crafts, which received support, were the ones based on European taste and on the demands made by its market.” “Tracing the Modern Indian Art …With the phenomenal development of technology after the Industrial Revolution, the traditional art that decorated churches and palaces lost its meaning. Early modern French artists like Edouard Manet, Paul Cezanne, Claude Monet and others saw themselves working outside the main art institutions.” “Santhal Family This is an open air large-scale sculpture created by Ramkinker Baij in 1937. …It shows a scene of a Santhal man, carrying his children in a double basket joined by a pole, and his wife and dog walking alongside. Perhaps, it speaks of the family migrating from one region to another, carrying all their frugal possessions.” |