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