Question

Choose the correct option of the following artists in chronological order according to their seniority.
(A). Krishna Reddy
(B). Miskin
(C). Gaganendranath Tagore
(D). Anupam Sud
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. (C), (D), (B), (A).
• B. (B), (C), (A), (D).
• C. (C), (B), (D), (A).
• D. (C), (A), (B), (D).

Hint:

To order Indian artists chronologically, group them by major art periods: Mughal era (Miskin), Bengal School/Early Modern (Tagore), Post-Independence Modern (Reddy), and Contemporary (Sud).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Determine the active period or birth year for each artist to establish seniority.

(B) Miskin: A leading painter in the court of Mughal emperor Akbar, active in the late 16th century.
(C) Gaganendranath Tagore: A key figure of the Bengal School of Art, born in 1867.
(A) Krishna Reddy: A master printmaker of the modern era, born in 1925.
(D) Anupam Sud: A prominent contemporary Indian printmaker, born in 1944.

Step 2: Arrange the artists in chronological order from earliest to latest. The correct sequence is Miskin (16th C.), Gaganendranath Tagore (b. 1867), Krishna Reddy (b. 1925), and Anupam Sud (b. 1944). This corresponds to the sequence (B), (C), (A), (D).