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Class 12 · Art & Culture
Real UPSC Prelims questions from 2016–2026, linked to this book. Try each one first, then open the answer. 2026 answers follow UPSC's provisional answer key.
Prelims 2018 · Q42
The well-known painting "Bani Thani" belongs to the
UPSC's answer: (d)
NCERT answers it: Class 12 An Introduction to Indian Art, Part II, Ch 2 (The Rajasthani Schools of Painting).
An Introduction to Indian Art, Part II (ch 2): Nihal Chand's painting of Bani Thani is discussed under the Kishangarh school. So (d).
Hindi version: UPSC's official question paper (2018), question 42 ↗
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