RAS question
Devgarh painting style is associated with:
Correct answer: (B) Mewar school.
Devgarh painting style is a sub-style of the Mewar school, associated with Devgarh in Rajsamand.
Explanation
Devgarh painting is associated with the Mewar school because Devgarh is identified as one of the later centres that developed sub-schools inspired by Mewar traditions. Devgarh is in Rajsamand and is known for 18th-century refined miniatures; GKToday lists Devgarh, along with Nathdwara and Bhilwara, as later centres of the Mewar School. Devgarh and Bhilwara developed distinct stylistic features while remaining within the Mewar tradition, often with romantic and religious subjects. So the exam point is not simply a place-name recall: Devgarh belongs under the Mewar painting stream, not under the other regional schools named in the options.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Dhundhar school is wrong because Devgarh is placed among later centres and sub-schools of the Mewar tradition, not Dhundhar.
- (C) Hadoti school is wrong because the question’s Devgarh reference is tied to Mewar, with Devgarh listed as a later Mewar centre.
- (D) Marwar school is wrong because Devgarh is a Mewar sub-style rather than a Marwar one.
Concept
This tests the Rajasthan art-and-culture habit of linking a local painting centre to its parent school. It recurs in RAS because schools and sub-schools of Rajasthani miniature painting are standard, high-yield classification facts.