This Static GK quiz on National Symbols of India puts 12 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic, 2 of them asked in real previous-year papers. 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.
12 questions with answers and explanations
On which day was the National Emblem of India adopted?
The State Emblem of India was adopted on the day the Constitution came into force and the country became a Republic.
Read the full explanation →Which is the national heritage animal of India?
The Indian elephant, Elephas maximus indicus, was declared the National Heritage Animal in 2010 on the recommendation of the Elephant Task Force, so that its protection could be given the same weight as that of the tiger.
Read the full explanation →The National Flag of India in its present form was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on
The Constituent Assembly adopted the tricolour on that day, a few weeks before independence, after a committee under Dr Rajendra Prasad settled the design.
Read the full explanation →What is the ratio of the width to the length of the National Flag of India?
The Flag Code of India fixes the shape of the National Flag as a rectangle whose width stands to its length as two to three, so a flag six hundred millimetres in length is four hundred millimetres in height.
Read the full explanation →The motto Satyameva Jayate inscribed below the State Emblem of India is taken from which text?
Satyameva Jayate, meaning truth alone triumphs, comes from a verse of the Mundaka Upanishad, which belongs to the Atharva Veda.
Read the full explanation →Jana Gana Mana, the National Anthem of India, was first sung on 27 December 1911 at the session of the Indian National Congress held at
Rabindranath Tagore's Bengali song was sung for the first time at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress on 27 December 1911.
Read the full explanation →Vande Mataram, the National Song of India, first appeared in which novel?
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee composed Vande Mataram in Sanskritised Bengali and later placed it in his novel Anandamath, published in 1882, where the ascetic rebels sing it.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is the National Aquatic Animal of India?
Platanista gangetica, the South Asian river dolphin of the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna systems, was notified as the National Aquatic Animal in 2009.
Read the full explanation →The National Calendar of India is based on the Saka era. Which is its first month?
The Saka calendar was adopted as the National Calendar with effect from 22 March 1957, which was the first of Chaitra in the Saka year 1879.
Read the full explanation →Who designed the Indian rupee sign that was approved by the Union Cabinet in 2010?
His design won a public competition and the Union Cabinet approved it on 15 July 2010.
Read the full explanation →The National Flag of India was based on the design proposed by
He was a freedom fighter from the Machilipatnam region of present day Andhra Pradesh who studied flags for years and presented a design to Mahatma Gandhi at Vijayawada in 1921.
Read the full explanation →Which element of the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath was left out when the State Emblem of India was adapted from it?
The original capital at Sarnath rests on an inverted lotus shaped like a bell, and that part was deliberately omitted from the State Emblem, which begins at the abacus.
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