Class 2 GK Worksheet: National Symbols of India
Remember (Symbol and title): Animal – tiger, bird – peacock, flower – lotus, fruit – mango, tree – banyan, river – Ganga, aquatic animal – river dolphin, heritage animal – elephant. Anthem – Jana Gana Mana (written by Rabindranath Tagore), song – Vande Mataram, motto – Satyameva Jayate, emblem – the Lion Capital of Ashoka from Sarnath. Flag: saffron on top, white in the middle, green at the bottom; the Ashoka Chakra has 24 spokes.
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- 1.🇮🇳 “peacock” is India’s ___. (a) national flower (b) national bird (c) national animal (d) national motto
- 2.🇮🇳 How many spokes does the Ashoka Chakra on our flag have?
- 3.🇮🇳 “tiger” is India’s ___. (a) national animal (b) national river (c) national emblem (d) national anthem
- 4.🇮🇳 What is India’s national anthem? (a) Jana Gana Mana (b) river dolphin (c) peacock (d) Lion Capital of Ashoka
- 5.🇮🇳 What is India’s national motto? (a) mango (b) tiger (c) Satyameva Jayate (d) Vande Mataram
- 6.🎵 About how many seconds does it take to sing the full national anthem?
- 7.True or false: “mango” is India’s national fruit. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🇮🇳 “Jana Gana Mana” is India’s ___. (a) national song (b) national motto (c) national flower (d) national anthem
- 9.🇮🇳 “banyan” is India’s ___. (a) national tree (b) national flower (c) national bird (d) national animal
- 10.🇮🇳 How many coloured bands (stripes) does the Indian flag have?
- 11.True or false: “banyan” is India’s national tree. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🇮🇳 “mango” is India’s ___. (a) national fruit (b) national song (c) national heritage animal (d) national bird
- 13.🇮🇳 What is India’s national aquatic animal? (a) Vande Mataram (b) Lion Capital of Ashoka (c) river dolphin (d) mango
- 14.📅 On which date is India’s Independence Day? (a) 2 October (b) 26 January (c) 15 August (d) 14 November
- 15.True or false: “Lion Capital of Ashoka” is India’s national emblem. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🇮🇳 “Satyameva Jayate” is India’s ___. (a) national animal (b) national emblem (c) national motto (d) national heritage animal
- 17.🇮🇳 “river dolphin” is India’s ___. (a) national anthem (b) national aquatic animal (c) national emblem (d) national flower
- 18.True or false: “river dolphin” is India’s national animal. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🇮🇳 Which colour is in the middle of the Indian flag? (a) green (b) red (c) white (d) saffron
- 20.🦁 How many lions stand back to back on the Lion Capital of Ashoka?
- 21.True or false: “tiger” is India’s national flower. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🇮🇳 What is India’s national flower? (a) mango (b) Ganga (c) Vande Mataram (d) lotus
- 23.True or false: “peacock” is India’s national bird. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🇮🇳 What colour is the Ashoka Chakra on our flag? (a) red (b) navy blue (c) green (d) saffron
- 25.True or false: “Vande Mataram” is India’s national bird. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: “tiger” is India’s national animal. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🇮🇳 What is India’s national fruit? (a) peacock (b) lotus (c) elephant (d) mango
- 28.🇮🇳 What is India’s national tree? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) banyan (d) peacock
- 29.🇮🇳 “lotus” is India’s ___. (a) national fruit (b) national motto (c) national heritage animal (d) national flower
- 30.🙏 Who is called the Father of the Nation in India? (a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Kalidasa (c) Tulsidas (d) Mahatma Gandhi
- 31.True or false: “peacock” is India’s national heritage animal. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🇮🇳 What is India’s national emblem? (a) Satyameva Jayate (b) Lion Capital of Ashoka (c) river dolphin (d) Jana Gana Mana
- 33.True or false: “Vande Mataram” is India’s national fruit. (a) False (b) True
- 34.📜 What does “Satyameva Jayate” mean? (a) might is right (b) work is worship (c) unity is strength (d) truth alone wins
- 35.🇮🇳 What is India’s national heritage animal? (a) banyan (b) lotus (c) elephant (d) river dolphin
- 36.🇮🇳 Which colour is at the top of the Indian flag? (a) saffron (b) white (c) navy blue (d) green
- 37.🇮🇳 What is India’s national song? (a) peacock (b) elephant (c) tiger (d) Vande Mataram
- 38.True or false: “banyan” is India’s national emblem. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: “Satyameva Jayate” is India’s national motto. (a) True (b) False
- 40.📅 On which date is India’s Republic Day? (a) 2 October (b) 26 January (c) 5 June (d) 15 August
Answer key
- national bird
- 24
- national animal
- Jana Gana Mana
- Satyameva Jayate
- 52
- True
- national anthem
- national tree
- 3
- True
- national fruit
- river dolphin
- 15 August
- True
- national motto
- national aquatic animal
- False
- white
- 4
- False
- lotus
- True
- navy blue
- False
- True
- mango
- banyan
- national flower
- Mahatma Gandhi
- False
- Lion Capital of Ashoka
- False
- truth alone wins
- elephant
- saffron
- Vande Mataram
- False
- True
- 26 January
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