Question

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). \[ \text{Assertion (A): K. G. Subramanyan was basically a painter. He tried and created art works in Murals, Printmaking, Clay and Terracotta.} \] \[ \text{Reason (R): He also wanted to prove himself as muralist and sculptor.} \] 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 but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
• C. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
• D. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

Hint:

K. G. Subramanyan was a versatile artist, but his multi-media practice should not be reduced to merely proving himself as muralist or sculptor.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept:
K. G. Subramanyan was a versatile modern Indian artist. He worked in many forms such as painting, mural, printmaking, clay, terracotta, design and storytelling.

Step 1: Check Assertion (A).
The assertion correctly states that K. G. Subramanyan was basically a painter and also worked in murals, printmaking, clay and terracotta. So, Assertion (A) is correct.

Step 2: Check Reason (R).
The Reason says that he wanted to prove himself as a muralist and sculptor. This is not the correct explanation of his wide artistic practice. His work in many media came from experimentation, creative exploration and Santiniketan-based artistic thinking.

Step 3: Final conclusion.
Assertion is correct, but Reason is not correct. Hence: \[ \boxed{\text{(C)}} \]