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UGC NET December 2020 History (Shift-II)
The technique Siyahi qalam or nim qalam was brought to India by the painters from which of the following regions?
AChina
BPersia ✓ Correct
CTransoxiana
DTurkey
Correct answer: (B) Persia — The technique was brought from Persia, so the answer is Persia.
Explanation
★The technique was brought from Persia, so the answer is Persia.
★The Siyahi qalam, or nim qalam, was brought to India by painters from Persia.
★It is a technique of fine brush drawing with black ink.
★It developed in Persia in the fifteenth century.
★This technique was also admired by Jahangir.
★So the technique was brought to India by painters from Persia.
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