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In which Muslim holy month did the sepoys reach the Red Fort?
ARamzan
BShaban
CMuharram
DRajab
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Ramzan
The sepoys arrived on 11 May 1857, when the emperor had just finished his pre-dawn meal for the fast of Ramzan.
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