UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2018

With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following statements: 1. White marble was used in making Buland Darwaza and Khankah at Fatehpur Sikri. 2. Red sandstone and marble were used in making Bara Imambara and Rumi Darwaza at Lucknow. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Correct Answer

1 only

Explanation

The Buland Darwaza and the Khankah (Salim Chishti's shrine complex) at Fatehpur Sikri use white marble along with red sandstone. The Bara Imambara and Rumi Darwaza in Lucknow were built of lakhori bricks with lime plaster rather than red sandstone and marble.

Topics: architecture, art and culture, materials at fatehpur sikri and lucknow monuments, mughal and awadh architecture