Who were the famous painters at Jahangir’s court?

[UKPCS 2025] #Medieval_history

1. Basawan
2. Manohar
3. Bishun Das
4. Mansur

Compilation of questions asked on Painters and Paintings.

1. The famous Mughal painting, depicting Jahangir embracing the safavid king Shah Abbas, was painted by which one of the following painters ?

[CDS 2020]

(a) Abd - al - samad
(b) Abul Hasan
(c) Dasavant
(d) Bishandas‌‌

2. Abul Hasan was one of the most eminent painters of Jahangir's reign. He painted the well known Mughal Darbar scene describing

(CAPF 2011)

(A) Jahangir's accession to the throne
(B) Jahangir's interaction with the people
(C) the arrival or Tansen
(D) the arrival of the Mughal court historians‌‌

3. who among the following was not a painter during the Mughal period ?

[CAPF 2011]

(A) Mir Sayyid Ali
(B) Abdus Samad
(C) Bishan Das
(D) Baz Bahadur

4. Which one of the following painters was not associated with Humayun?

(CDS 1 2021)

(A) Mir Sayyid Ali
(B) Maulana Dost Musawir
(C) Maulana Yusuf
(D) Bihzad‌‌

4. Who were the chief painters of the Hamza-nama under Akbar’s order?

[HCS 2021]

A. Bihzad and Mulla Dust Muhammad
B. Daswanth and Basawan
C. Sayyed Ali and Abdas Samad
D. Manohar and Bishun Das‌‌

5. Which of the following statements about visual culture in 18th and early 19th century. North India is/are correct?

[CDS I 2015]

1. Painters from Patna and Murshidabad Flocked to Calcutta and produced water colours in the English mode.

2. Landscape and portraiture became extremely important at this time.

3. The artists Zayan-al-Din, Bhawani Das and Ram Das were adopted by the English East India Company to produce albums of Indian birds and animals.

4. While Indians were influenced by European artistic styles, European artists did not visit regional courts.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1,3 and 4
(d) 4 only‌‌

6. Who among the following was not a painter at Akbar's Court?

[CDS II 2015]

(a) Daswanth
(b) Abdus Samad
(c) Kalyan Das
(d) Basawan‌‌

7)Consider the following statements regarding Mughal period paintings;

[JKPSC 2022]

1. Daswant and Baswan were two of the famous painters of Akbar's court.

2. During Shah Jahan's reign, Mughal paintings reached their zenith.

The correct statement/s is/are :

A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2‌‌

8. Assertion A: Daswant painter had committed suicide out of madness.

Reason R: The manuscript of Daswant's work Khandan-e-Taimuria is preserved in Khuda bakhsh oriented Public Library, Patna.

[HCS 2023]

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are correct and R is NOT correct explanation of A
(C) A is correct but R is not correct.
(D) A is not correct but R is correct

9. With respect to Mughal paintings, consider the following statements.

[ JKPSC - 2023 ]

1. Daswant and Basawan were two famous painters of Jahangir's court.

2. Mughal paintings reached a climax under Jahangir

3. Aurangzeb's lack of interest in paintings led to a dispersal of artists to different places.

Choose the correct answer:

A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 3only
(D) 1, 2 and 3 only‌‌

10. Who among the following is not a painter of Jahangir's period?

[JPSC-2024]

(A) Mansur
(B) Manohar
(C) Khwaja Abdus Samad
(D) Abul Hasan‌‌

11. Who were the famous painters at Jahangir’s court?

[UKPCS 2025]

1. Basawan
2. Manohar
3. Bishun Das
4. Mansur

Codes :

(a) Only 1, 2, 4
(b) Only 2, 3, 4
(c) Only 1, 3, 4
(d) All 1, 2, 3 and 4‌‌

Consider the following statements with reference to Trade Union Movement in India:

[UKPCS 2025] #Modern_history

1. All India Trade Union Congress was founded in 1920.

2. Lala Lajpat Rai was elected its first President.

3. All India Trade Union Federation was formed by S.A. Dange in 1929.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

PYQ questions asked on Trade unions :

1) CSE 2017 - see here
2) CAPF 2012 - see here
3) CDS II 2020 - see here
4) CDS II 2020 - see here
5) CDS II 2017 - see here
6) BPSC 2008 - see here
7) UPPSC 2007 - see here
8) UKPCS FRO 2021 - see here
9) Punjab PCS 2020 - see here
10) CDS I 2013 - see here
11) UKPCS 2025 - see here

Repeated question asked from :

1) JKPSC 2021 - see here

Other similar questions asked:

1) UPPSC 2018 - see here

Which of the following commissions are related to famine in British India?

[UKPCS 2025] #Modern_history

1. Campbell Commission
2. Lyall Commission
3. Strachey Commission
4. Hunter Commission

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

PYQ questions asked on Famines and Famine commissions :

1) OPSC 2021 - see here
2) CDS II 2022 - see here
3) CDS II 2022 - see here
4) CDS II 2012 - see here
5) UKPCS 2025 - see here

Repeated questions asked from :

1) UKPCS FRO 2015 - see here
2) BPSC 2024 - see here

Uttarakhand Public Service Commission.

Papers completed.

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1) UKPCS Pre 2012 ✅

2) UKPCS Pre 2016 ✅

3) UKPCS Pre 2021 Start End

4) UKPCS Pre 2024 Start End

5) UKPCS Pre 2025 Start End

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6) UKPCS Forest Range Officer (FRO) 2012 ✅

7) UKPCS Forest Range Officer (FRO) 2015 ✅

8) UKPCS Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF) 2019 ✅

9) UKPCS Forest Range Officer (FRO) 2021 ✅

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10) UKPSC Review Officer /Assistant Review Officer 2016 ✅

11) UKPSC Review Officer /Assistant Review Officer 2021 ✅

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12) UK Lower Pcs pre 2021 ✅

I will update the links whenever new paper is completed.

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Which of the statements given below is/are correct?

[UPSC CAPF 2025]

1. The National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) was approved by Union Cabinet, Government of India, in the year 2023.

2. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, has launched the Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India.

Select the answer using the code given below: