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WorksheetsGurmat Quiz - Battle of Saragarhi
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
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
