National symbols of India – General Knowledge GK 2017

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National symbols of India Pdf- Dear readers, here we are providing National Symbols of India (Static GK) i.e. National Flag of India, National Emblem, National Anthem, National Song, National Currency, National Pledge, National River, National Animal, National Bird, National Flower, National Fruit, National Tree, National Game, National calendar, National Heritage Animal, National Aquatic Animal of India.

National symbols of India Pdf

National Flag of India The National Flag of India is a horizontal rectangular Tri Colour of Saffron, White and Green with Ashok Chakra (Navy blue wheel with twenty-four spokes) in the middle. National Flag of India designed by Pingali Venkayya
National Emblem of India National Emblem of India is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh on 26 January 1950.

 

The four lions stand on a short cylindrical base that has four Ashok Chakras corresponding to each lion bust and reliefs of four more animals in between them – the lion, the bull, the elephant and the galloping horse.

In the 2D form of the National Emblem, only 3 Lions standing on the Ashok Chakra is visible in the front with the galloping horse on the left and the bull on the right of it.

Motto: "Satyameva jayate" (Truth Alone Triumphs), a quote taken from Mundaka Upanishad inscribed below the abacus in Devanagari script.

National Anthem of India ‘Jana Gana Mana’ is the national anthem of India, Written in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore in 1911. It was adopted in its Hindi version as the National Anthem of India by the Constituent Assembly on 24 January 1950. The official duration of Jana Gana Mana is 52 seconds.
National Song of India ‘Vande Mataram’ is a poem composed by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1870s, adopted as National Song on 24 January 1950.
National Currency of India The Indian rupee symbol is designed by D Udaya Kumar, derived from the Devanagari consonant "?" (ra) and the Latin letter "R" was adopted in 2010
Oath of allegiance The Indian national pledge was originally composed in Telugu language by writer Pydimarri Venkata Subba Rao in 1962. The Central Advisory Board on Education directed that the pledge to be read in schools and that this practice to be introduced by 26 January 1965.
National River The Ganges (The longest river of India)
National Animal Royal Bengal Tiger
National Bird of India Indian Peacock
National Flower Indian Lotus
National Fruit Mango
National Tree Indian Banyan
National Game of India Hockey
National calendar Saka calendar
National Heritage Animal Elephant
National Aquatic Animal River Dolphin

 

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