General Knowledge carries 50 marks in the AISSEE Class 6 paper and is also tested in the RMS CET. These 10 MCQs on National Symbols of India cover facts that are asked again and again in Sainik and Military School entrance exams.
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Practice Questions
Q1. What is the National Animal of India?
(A) Leopard
(B) Elephant
(C) Tiger
(D) Lion
Q2. What is the National Bird of India?
(A) Sparrow
(B) Peacock
(C) Parrot
(D) Eagle
Q3. What is the National Flower of India?
(A) Jasmine
(B) Sunflower
(C) Rose
(D) Lotus
Q4. How many spokes are there in the Ashoka Chakra on the National Flag?
(A) 24
(B) 32
(C) 12
(D) 20
Q5. Who wrote India's National Anthem "Jana Gana Mana"?
(A) Muhammad Iqbal
(B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(C) Rabindranath Tagore
(D) Sarojini Naidu
Q6. Who wrote the National Song "Vande Mataram"?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(D) Subramania Bharati
Q7. How long does the full National Anthem take to sing?
(A) About 20 seconds
(B) About 52 seconds
(C) About 5 minutes
(D) About 2 minutes
Q8. What is the National Aquatic Animal of India?
(A) Ganges river dolphin
(B) Crocodile
(C) Turtle
(D) Shark
Q9. What is India's National Tree?
(A) Mango
(B) Peepal
(C) Neem
(D) Banyan
Q10. The words "Satyameva Jayate" on the National Emblem are taken from which text?
(A) Ramayana
(B) Bhagavad Gita
(C) Rigveda
(D) Mundaka Upanishad
Answer Key with Explanations
(C) Tiger — The Bengal tiger is India's National Animal.
(B) Peacock — The Indian peafowl (peacock) is the National Bird.
(D) Lotus — The lotus is the National Flower.
(A) 24 — The navy-blue Ashoka Chakra has 24 spokes.
(C) Rabindranath Tagore — Rabindranath Tagore wrote it; it was adopted on 24 January 1950.
(C) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay — Vande Mataram is from Bankim Chandra's novel "Anandamath".
(B) About 52 seconds — The full version takes about 52 seconds.
(A) Ganges river dolphin — The Gangetic dolphin was declared the National Aquatic Animal in 2009.
(D) Banyan — The banyan tree is India's National Tree.
(D) Mundaka Upanishad — "Truth alone triumphs" comes from the Mundaka Upanishad.
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