National Flag
The
Tricolour National Flag was adopted on 22nd January 1947.
Designer:
Pingali Venkaiah
Colours:
Suffron, White and Green
In centre
of white colour, Ashoka Chakra is inscribed.
Colour of
Ashoka Chakra is naval blue.
Only
institution authorised to manufacture and supply national flag of India –
Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyuktha Sangha (Hubli, Karnataka)
The tallest
national flag in India is situated at Attari (Punjab).
The Flag
Code in India was adopted on 26th January 2002.
Flag Code
was amended in 2005.
National Emblem
National
Emblem of India, the Lion Capital was adopted on 26th January 1950 from Lion Capital
of Ashoka (Saranath).
The animals
which can be seen in the Lion Capital: Lion, Elephant, Horse, Bull
Designer:
Dinanath Bhargava
National Anthem
Janaganamana
was adopted on 24th January 1950.
Written by
Rabindranath Tagore
Composed by
Ram Singh Thakur
Language in
which Janaganamana was originally written: Bengali
Time taken
to sing: 52 seconds (Short version: 20 seconds)
National
Song
Vandematharam
was adopted on 24th January 1950.
Written by
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in the novel ‘Ananda Math’
Written in
Bengali language.
Composed by
Jadunath Bhattacharya
Time taken
to sing: 65 seconds
National Pledge
“India is
my country…”
Written by
Pydimari Venkatta Subbarao.
Written in
Telugu.
The chairman
of the committee which decided to swear National pledge in schools – M. C.
Chagla
National Language
The article
which declares Hindi as official language of India – Article 343 (1)
National
Bird
Peacock was
declared as the National Bird of India in 1963.
Scientific
name: Pavo cristatus
National Animal
Tiger was
declared as the national animal of India in 1972.
Scientific
name: Panthera tigris
Before
tiger, lion was the national animal of India
National Aquatic Animal
Ganga
Dolphin was declared as the National Aquatic Animal in 2009, October.
Scientific
Name: Platanista gangetica
National
Heritage Animal
Elephant
was declared as the National Heritage Animal in 2010, October.
Scientific
Name: Elephas Maximus indicus
National Fruit
Mango –
Mangifera indica
National Tree
Banyan Tree
– Ficus Benghalensis
National Game
Hockey
Total
players in a Hockey team – 11
Total time
duration of a Hockey game – 70 minutes
Person
Known as Hockey Wizard – Dhyanchand
National River
Ganga was
declared as the national river of Indian in 2008, November.
Length:
2525 KM
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