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