Discussion

Explanation:

The passage mentions, “At the same time, Indian abstractionists have rarely committed themselves wholeheartedly to a non-representational idiom. They have been preoccupied with the fundamentally metaphysical project of aspiring to the mystical-holy without altogether renouncing the symbolic. This has been sustained by a hereditary reluctance to give up the murti, the inviolable iconic form, which explains why abstractionism is marked by the conservative tendency to operate with images from the sacred repertoire of the past.” Options 2,3 and 4 are contained in this extract.
Option 1 is associated with the revolutionary motive, An exploration of the subconscious mind is part of the revolutionary trend mentioned in paragraph 3 and therefore is not a part of the conservative trend.
Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

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