UPSC Prelims 2018 · GS Paper 1 · Q72

Art & Culture

Hard · Mughal and Awadh Architecture Materials

Consider the following statements:

1. The buildings at Fatehpur Sikri were constructed mainly using fired brick faced with lime plaster.

2. The Mughal-era monuments of Lucknow were built predominantly using red sandstone, in the same style as Fatehpur Sikri.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?