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Study this Mughal painting entitled Jahangir’s dream carefully and answer any three of the following questions by choosing the correct option:(a) This Mughal painting is given the name of Jahangir’s dream because: (i) It shows the two rulers Jahangir and Safavid Shah Abbas in a friendly embrace which was Jahangir’s desire (ii) It gave a sense of authenticity to a scene which was fictional as the two rulers had never met (iii) An inscription on this miniature records that Jahangir commissioned Abu’l Hasan to render in painting a dream the emperor had recently (iv)All of the above(b)The animals seen in the painting stand for: (i) a realm in which both the strong(lion) and the weak(lamb) exist in harmony (ii) an ideal world where animals and humans live together (iii) Both(i) and (ii) (iv) None of the above (c) The globe beneath the feet of both the emperors suggests: (i) the dream of Jahangir(the world seizer) to conquer the whole world by embracing his rival Shah Abbas. (ii) the globe is used by the painter to provide depth to the painting (iii) the globe is representing the ideal world of humans and animals existing together (iv) Both (ii) and (iii) (d) A comparison of the physique and posture of both the emperors in the painting portrays: (i) the superiority of Jahangir over Shah Abbas as shown by the difference in the physical size of their respective portraits (ii) the dream of Jahangir of embracing his rival Shah Abbas in a friendly manner to retain Qandahar (iii) Both (i) and(ii) (iv) None of the above

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a. (iv) 

b. (i) 

c. (i) 

d. (iii)



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