This Static GK quiz on Mottoes of Indian and International Organisations puts 10 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.
10 questions with answers and explanations
The national motto of India, Satyameva Jayate, is taken from which text?
The line declares that truth alone triumphs, and it was chosen as the motto of the Republic and inscribed in the Devanagari script on the abacus of the State Emblem of India.
Read the full explanation →Nabhah Sparsham Deeptam, touch the sky with glory, is the motto of:
The phrase is drawn from the eleventh chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, where the cosmic form touches the sky, and it suits an air arm exactly; it appears on the Air Force crest below the Himalayan eagle.
Read the full explanation →Which force has Sam No Varunah as its motto?
Sam No Varunah is a Sanskrit prayer from the Taittiriya Upanishad that Varuna, the lord of the waters, be auspicious unto us, which is the natural choice for a sea service, and it is written on the naval crest under the anchor.
Read the full explanation →Yato Dharmastato Jayah, where there is righteousness there is victory, is the motto of:
The line comes from the Mahabharata and appears on the emblem of the Court, which shows the wheel of dharma with the lions of the Ashoka capital.
Read the full explanation →The motto Vayam Rakshamah, meaning we protect, belongs to which organisation?
The service was raised in 1978 and works under the Ministry of Defence, guarding the maritime zones, enforcing fisheries and anti smuggling law and running search and rescue at sea, so the plain promise of Vayam Rakshamah, we protect, is apt.
Read the full explanation →Balasya Mulam Vigyanam, science is the source of strength, is the motto of:
The DRDO was formed in 1958 and works under the Ministry of Defence, developing missiles, radars, armoured vehicles, torpedoes and other defence systems, and its crest carries this Sanskrit line about science being the root of strength.
Read the full explanation →Satyam Shivam Sundaram is the motto of which Indian organisation?
Its motto, meaning the true, the auspicious and the beautiful, is the line that accompanied its familiar logo for decades.
Read the full explanation →The motto Bahujan Hitaya Bahujan Sukhaya belongs to:
The phrase, for the good of the many and the happiness of the many, comes from Buddhist usage and fits a broadcaster that reaches almost the whole population in many languages; All India Radio took its present name in 1936 and Akashvani was adopted in 1957.
Read the full explanation →Si vis pacem, cole justitiam, if you desire peace, cultivate justice, is the motto of which organisation?
The ILO was set up in 1919 under the Treaty of Versailles, became the first specialised agency of the United Nations in 1946, has its headquarters at Geneva and works on a tripartite basis with governments, employers and workers.
Read the full explanation →Which word was added to the Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius in 2021?
The three word motto, faster, higher, stronger, was coined by Father Henri Didon and taken up by Pierre de Coubertin for the modern games; in 2021 the International Olympic Committee added the fourth word so that the motto now reads faster, higher, stronger, together, to stress solidarity along with individual…
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