Flash Check — 10 Questions

Cover the answers and attempt all ten before checking.

1. Who designed the National Flag of India? (Answer: Pingali Venkayya)
2. The National Emblem is an adaptation of the Lion Capital located at which site? (Answer: Sarnath)
3. In which year was the Royal Bengal Tiger declared India's National Animal, replacing the lion? (Answer: 1972)
4. India's National River was declared in which year? (Answer: 2008)
5. Who designed the Indian Rupee symbol '₹'? (Answer: D. Udaya Kumar)
6. Which commonly-cited "symbol" has NO official Government of India notification: National Game or National Anthem? (Answer: National Game)
7. The National Calendar of India (Saka calendar) was adopted on which date? (Answer: 22 March 1957)
8. Who wrote "Vande Mataram" and in which novel did it first appear? (Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, in Anandamath, 1882)
9. In which year was the Indian Elephant declared the National Heritage Animal? (Answer: 2010)
10. What is inscribed below the National Emblem, and from which text is it drawn? (Answer: "Satyameva Jayate," from the Mundaka Upanishad)