1. When did the construction of Mankera Fort begin?
(A) 1780
(B) 1816
(C) 1804
(D) 1821
2. Who initiated the construction of Mankera Fort?
(A) Raja Mal Khira
(B) Nawab Sarbuland Khan Sadozai
(C) Ranjit Singh
(D) Langah rulers
3. When was Mankera Fort completed?
(A) 1804
(B) 1380
(C) 1821
(D) 1816
4. Who established the original fortress at the site of Mankera Fort around 540 CE?
(A) Raja Mal Khira of the Mal tribe
(B) Nawab Sarbuland Khan Sadozai
(C) Mekan tribe
(D) Rind Balochs
5. Which tribe contributed to the maintenance of the fort during Muslim dynasties?
(A) Mekan tribe
(B) Mal tribe
(C) Jiskani Balochs
(D) Langah rulers
6. In which year did the fort undergo major renovations, including heightened walls?
(A) 1821 CE
(B) 540 CE
(C) 1804 CE
(D) 1380 CE
7. Which rulers maintained and modified Mankera Fort over three centuries?
(A) Mekan, Mal, Langah
(B) Mughal, Sur, Ghaznavid
(C) Langah, Hot, Mirani, Rind, Jiskani, Kalhora Balochs
(D) Ranjit Singh only
8. What addition did Nawab Sarbuland Khan make to the fort in 1804?
(A) A palace
(B) A mosque
(C) A garden
(D) A temple
9. Which event led to the repurposing of the mosque and establishment of a nearby Hindu temple?
(A) Arab invasion
(B) Sikh invasion led by Ranjit Singh in 1821
(C) British conquest
(D) Mughal annexation
10. How large is Mankera Fort in area?
(A) 50 acres
(B) 25 acres
(C) 75 acres
(D) 100 acres
11. How high and thick are the defensive walls of Mankera Fort?
(A) 10 feet high, 10 feet thick
(B) 15 feet high, 15 feet thick
(C) 25 feet high, 25 feet thick
(D) 20 feet high, over 20 feet thick
12. How many gates and towers does Mankera Fort have?
(A) Two gates with corresponding towers
(B) Three gates with corresponding towers
(C) Five gates with corresponding towers
(D) Four gates with corresponding towers
13. How tall are the towers at each cardinal point of the fort?
(A) 30 feet
(B) 35 feet
(C) 40 feet
(D) Over 45 feet
14. What was included in the fort’s original design for defense?
(A) Underground tunnels
(B) Moat forty feet wide and fifteen feet deep with twelve wells
(C) Drawbridge and cannons
(D) High minarets
15. What internal feature of the fort no longer exists?
(A) Mosque
(B) Defensive walls
(C) Towers
(D) Internal gardens