MCQ Trivia Quiz on Red Fort

 

1. Red Fort was constructed by which Mughal emperor?

A) Aurangzeb
B) Shah Jahan
C) Babur
D) Akbar

ANSWER (B) Shah Jahan

 

2. The original name of Red Fort was ____

A) Qila-e-Mubarak
B) Qila-e-Islam
C) Qila-e-Huqumat
D) Qila-e-Taj

ANSWER (A) Qila-e-Mubarak

 

3. The Red Fort got Its name because of the______

A) Red Pillars
B) Red courtyard
C) Red boundary walls
D) Red Garden

ANSWER (C) Red boundary walls

 

4. Two major gates of the Red Fort are______

A) Delhi gate and Lahore gate
B) Delhi gate and Multan gate
C) Karachi gate and Mumbai gate
D) Lahore gate and Punjab gate

ANSWER (A) Delhi gate and Lahore gate

 

5. The last Mughal emperor to occupy the Red Fort was_____

A) Shah Jahan
B) Aurangzeb
C) Humayun
D) Bahadur Shah Zafar

ANSWER (D) Bahadur Shah Zafar

 

6. How many years did it take to build the Red Fort?

A) 8 years
B) 12 years
C) 10 years
D) 14 years

ANSWER (C) 10 years

 

7. Which type of rocks were used to built the Red Fort?

A) Marble
B) Concrete
C) Brick
D) Red Sandstone

ANSWER (D) Red Sandstone

 

8. The original colour of the Red Fort was_____

A) White
B) Green
C) Red
D) Blue

ANSWER (A) White

 

9. Who sanctioned the sale of valuables from the Red Fort in 1858?

A) Bahadur Shah Zafar
B) Nadir Shah
C) British government
D) Aurangzeb

ANSWER (C) British government

 

10. Shah Jahan built the Red Fort when he transferred the capital from____

A) Delhi to Agra
B) Agra to Delhi
C) Mysore to Delhi
D) Kolkata to Agra

ANSWER (B) Agra to Delhi