Gurmat Quiz - Battle of Saragarhi

What was the year when Battle of Saragarhi was fought?

• 1898

• 1895

• 1897

• 1890

How many Sikh soldiers were deployed at the Saragarhi Post ?

• 20

• 21

• 28

• 22

What was the name of their group?

• 38th Sikh Regiment

• 30th Hind Regiment

• 36th Sikh Regiment

The Battle of Saragarhi took place on what date?

• 12th October 1897

• 12th September 1897

• 12th September 1887

• 12th October 1889

Who launched the attack at the Saragarhi post and what was their count?

• 12000-14000 Pashtun Tribals

• 12000-13000 Bodo Tribals

• 10,000 - 12,000 Pashtun Tribals

Saragarhi was a small rocky outpost situated between Fort Gulistan and Fort Lockhart in the North West Frontier Province, now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.

• True

• False

What was the name of the Sikh who led the brave soldiers at the Saragarhi Post?

• Havildar Tushar Singh

• Havildar Ishar Singh

• Sardar Ishman Singh

• Havildar Hukum Singh

What was the purpose of having the Saragarhi post in between the two forts?

• To enable communication

• To be able to send heliographic signal communications between the two forts

• To be able to send telegraphic communications between the two forts

The enemy surrounded Saragarhi on 12 September, knowing well that this would cut communications and troop movements between the forts of Lockhart and Gulistan.

• True

• False

Heliography required at least 3 men- Select the correct answer.

• one to flash messages using the mirror

• another to read out incoming messages

• and a third to write it all down