Yato Dharmastato Jayah , where there is righteousness there is victory, is the motto of:
- A.The Supreme Court of India
- B.The Election Commission of India
- C.The Central Bureau of Investigation
- D.The Comptroller and Auditor General
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, the Supreme Court of India. 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. It is a favourite one liner in polity and static sections alike, and it is worth remembering that the Court sits in New Delhi and began work on 28 January 1950.
Option B is wrong because the Election Commission has no such Sanskrit motto. Option C is wrong because the Central Bureau of Investigation uses the English triad Industry, Impartiality, Integrity. Option D is wrong because the audit institution carries no motto of this kind; candidates often guess it because the words sound administrative. Examiners also set the reverse form of this question, giving the Court and asking for the motto, so the pair must be known both ways.
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Practice Questions
View allThe national motto of India, Satyameva Jayate, is taken from which text?
- A.Mundaka Upanishad
- B.Rigveda
- C.Manusmriti
- D.Arthashastra
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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:
- A.Indian Navy
- B.Indian Air Force
- C.Indian Space Research Organisation
- D.National Defence Academy
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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?
- A.Indian Coast Guard
- B.Border Security Force
- C.Indian Navy
- D.Indian Army
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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 →The motto Vayam Rakshamah, meaning we protect, belongs to which organisation?
- A.Central Industrial Security Force
- B.Indian Coast Guard
- C.National Security Guard
- D.Sashastra Seema Bal
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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:
- A.Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
- B.Indian Space Research Organisation
- C.Defence Research and Development Organisation
- D.Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
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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.
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