Which element of the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath was left out when the State Emblem of India was adapted from it?
- A.The Dharma Chakra on the abacus
- B.The inverted bell shaped lotus
- C.The bull and the horse
- D.The four lions
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the inverted bell shaped lotus. 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. This is the detail that separates a candidate who has looked at the emblem from one who has only read about it.
Option A is wrong because the Dharma Chakra is retained at the centre of the abacus and is in fact the wheel taken into the National Flag. Option C is wrong because the bull to the right and the horse to the left are both kept on the abacus, with the outlines of the other wheels at the edges. Option D is wrong because the lions are kept, though only three of the four are seen in the two dimensional emblem while the fourth is hidden behind them.
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Practice Questions
View allOn which day was the National Emblem of India adopted?
- A.15 August 1947
- B.26 January 1959
- C.26 January 1950
- D.15 August 1952
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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?
- A.Lion
- B.Horse
- C.Tiger
- D.Elephant
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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
- A.22 July 1947
- B.15 August 1947
- C.26 November 1949
- D.26 January 1950
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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?
- A.Three to four
- B.Two to three
- C.One to two
- D.Three to five
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Read the full explanation →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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Satyameva Jayate, meaning truth alone triumphs, comes from a verse of the Mundaka Upanishad, which belongs to the Atharva Veda.
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