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

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UPSC CSE Prelims 2018

With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following statements :

White marble was used in making Buland Darwaza and Khankah at Fatehpur Sikri.
Red sandstone and marble were used in making Bara Imambara and Rumi Darwaza at Lucknow.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

The statement "Neither 1 nor 2" is correct because both statements provided are factually inaccurate regarding the architectural materials used.

Statement 1: Buland Darwaza and Khankah at Fatehpur Sikri were primarily constructed using red sandstone. While white marble was employed for decorative inlay work, the dominant building material, characteristic of Akbar's architectural style, was red sandstone.
Statement 2: Bara Imambara and Rumi Darwaza in Lucknow, built during the reign of Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula, predominantly utilized brick and lime plaster as their construction materials. The use of red sandstone and marble was not characteristic of these structures.

Options (A), (B), and (C) are incorrect as both statement 1 and statement 2 are factually inaccurate.

Statement 1 incorrectly identifies white marble as the primary material for Buland Darwaza and Khankah.
Statement 2 incorrectly identifies red sandstone and marble as the primary materials for Bara Imambara and Rumi Darwaza.

SOURCEIndian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania, Chapter 10: Indian Architecture