The motto Satyameva Jayate inscribed below the State Emblem of India is taken from which text?
- A.Rigveda
- B.Bhagavad Gita
- C.Mundaka Upanishad
- D.Arthashastra
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Mundaka Upanishad. Satyameva Jayate, meaning truth alone triumphs, comes from a verse of the Mundaka Upanishad, which belongs to the Atharva Veda. It is written in Devanagari script below the abacus of the State Emblem, and it was Madan Mohan Malaviya who is credited with bringing the phrase into national use.
Option A, the Rigveda, is the oldest of the Vedas and the source of the Gayatri Mantra, but not of this motto. Option B, the Bhagavad Gita, is part of the Mahabharata and is the source of many quoted verses, which makes it a plausible guess. Option D, the Arthashastra of Kautilya, is a treatise on statecraft and economy, and is associated with the Mauryas, whose Lion Capital the emblem is drawn from, so it is placed here as a trap of association.
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