Monday, August 15, 2011

Answers to Independence Day Quiz

1) What is the official duration of the our National Anthem? 

52 Seconds

2) From which Upanishad is our National Motto “Satyameva Jayate” extracted? 

Mundaka Upanishad

3) From where is the design of the central wheel on our National Flag borrowed? What is it called? 

Asoka's Lion Capital at Sarnath. Dharma Chakra (Wheel of the Law)

4) Who was the Prime Minister of England when India got her independence? 

Clement Atlee

5) When was the new Rupee sign adopted by Government of India and who was its designer? 

15th July 2010, Udaya Kumar

6) What is the scientific name of our National Tree? 

Ficus bengalensis

7) Who designed our National Flag? 

Pingali Venkayya 

8) When was the Indian Constitution officially adopted? 

26th November 1949 

9) Which day was observed as “Purna Swaraj Day” (Complete Independence Day)? 

26th January 1930

10) Rabindranath Tagore wrote the lyrics of our National Anthem, but who composed its music? 

Also Rabindranath Tagore

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