1. Where is Harand Fort located?
(A) Rajanpur District, Punjab
(B) Multan District, Punjab
(C) Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab
(D) Bahawalpur, Punjab
2. Harand Fort is situated between which two geographic features?
(A) Thar Desert and Chenab River
(B) Salt Range and Ravi River
(C) Sulaiman Range foothills and Indus flood-plain
(D) Khewra Hills and Jhelum River
3. How far is Harand Fort from Dajal?
(A) 10 km
(B) 15 km
(C) 20 km
(D) 25 km
4. Who is credited with constructing the current baked-brick fort in 1831–1836?
(A) Raja Harnakish
(B) Diwan Sawan Mal
(C) Alexander the Great
(D) British colonial authorities
5. During which century did the earliest fortification of Harand Fort traditionally begin?
(A) 12th century
(B) 15th century
(C) 14th century
(D) 16th century
6. According to local tradition, after whom was Harand Fort originally named?
(A) Raja Harnakish’s son, Hari Nand
(B) Diwan Sawan Mal
(C) Alexander the Great
(D) Naushaba
7. What historical anecdote is associated with Alexander the Great at Harand Fort?
(A) Built the fort himself
(B) Established a colonial cantonment
(C) Had a legendary meeting and marriage with Princess Naushaba
(D) Introduced Sikh military architecture
8. Which tribes did Diwan Sawan Mal aim to curb by rebuilding the fort?
(A) Mekan and Mal tribes
(B) Hot and Mirani Balochs
(C) Pachad and Baloch tribes
(D) Langah and Kalhora Balochs
9. In 1867, who fought beneath the walls of Harand Fort?
(A) British troops against Marri–Bugti irregulars
(B) Langah rulers
(C) Sikh armies
(D) Alexander the Great’s army
10. When was Harand Fort designated as a Punjab Special Premises?
(A) 1985
(B) 1975
(C) 1995
(D) 2005
11. How large is Harand Fort in area?
(A) 50 acres
(B) 25 acres
(C) 75 acres
(D) 100 acres
12. How thick and high are the curtain walls of Harand Fort?
(A) 5 feet thick, 15 feet high
(B) 6 feet thick, 18 feet high
(C) 7 feet thick, 22 feet high
(D) 8 feet thick, 25 feet high
13. How many solid bastions project from the walls of Harand Fort?
(A) 16
(B) 14
(C) 12
(D) 18
14. What is the shape of Harand Fort’s plan after Sawan Mal’s reconstruction?
(A) Rectangular
(B) Octagonal
(C) Triangular
(D) Circular and technically hexadecagonal
15. Which features are found at the interior of Harand Fort?
(A) Domed circular shrine, Sikh-period barracks, British stables
(B) Royal palace, minarets, underground tunnels
(C) Gardens, lakes, temples
(D) Cannon platforms, watchtowers, moats
16. How many gateways pierce the enceinte of Harand Fort?
(A) Two
(B) One
(C) Three
(D) Four
17. What defensive design feature did the walls of Harand Fort have to prevent scaling?
(A) Moat
(B) Drawbridge
(C) Spiked barricades
(D) Inclined slightly inward
18. What is the historical significance of the interior footprint near the domed shrine?
(A) Location of underground tunnels
(B) Marks a royal burial site
(C) Indicates a former mosque or administrative hall
(D) Site of Alexander’s palace
19. When did the Punjab Government allocate ₨ 90 million for Harand Fort’s conservation?
(A) 2015–16
(B) 2016–17
(C) 2018–19
(D) 2020–21
20. How is Harand Fort described by the provincial Department of Archaeology in 2024?
(A) A minor Sikh outpost
(B) Last outpost of the twentieth satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire
(C) A colonial military base
(D) An abandoned Baloch fort