20 National Emblem of India Quiz Questions with Answers
1. What is the National Emblem of India?
A) Lotus
B) Lion Capital of Ashoka
C) Tiger
D) Ashoka Chakra
Answer: B) Lion Capital of Ashoka
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2. The National Emblem of India is adopted from which monument?
A) India Gate
B) Red Fort
C) Lion Capital at Sarnath
D) Qutub Minar
Answer: C) Lion Capital at Sarnath
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3. When was the National Emblem of India adopted?
A) 15 August 1947
B) 22 July 1947
C) 26 January 1950
D) 2 October 1949
Answer: C) 26 January 1950
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4. Who built the original Lion Capital?
A) Emperor Akbar
B) Emperor Ashoka
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Harshavardhana
Answer: B) Emperor Ashoka
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5. How many lions are visible in the National Emblem?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
Answer: C) Three (The fourth lion is at the back and is not visible.)
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6. How many lions are there in the original Lion Capital?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
Answer: C) Four
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7. What is written below the National Emblem?
A) Jai Hind
B) Vande Mataram
C) Satyameva Jayate
D) Bharat Mata Ki Jai
Answer: C) Satyameva Jayate
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8. “Satyameva Jayate” is taken from which Upanishad?
A) Katha Upanishad
B) Mundaka Upanishad
C) Isha Upanishad
D) Chandogya Upanishad
Answer: B) Mundaka Upanishad
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9. What does “Satyameva Jayate” mean?
A) Truth Alone Triumphs
B) Unity is Strength
C) Victory to India
D) Peace for All
Answer: A) Truth Alone Triumphs
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10. Which animal appears on the right side of the National Emblem?
A) Horse
B) Bull
C) Elephant
D) Lion
Answer: A) Horse
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11. Which animal appears on the left side of the National Emblem?
A) Horse
B) Bull
C) Elephant
D) Tiger
Answer: B) Bull
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12. What is found between the horse and the bull?
A) Lotus
B) Ashoka Chakra
C) National Flag
D) Peacock
Answer: B) Ashoka Chakra
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13. How many spokes does the Ashoka Chakra have?
A) 18
B) 20
C) 24
D) 28
Answer: C) 24
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14. Which city is associated with the original Lion Capital?
A) Delhi
B) Agra
C) Sarnath
D) Patna
Answer: C) Sarnath
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15. The National Emblem is a symbol of:
A) Wealth
B) Authority and Sovereignty
C) Agriculture
D) Tourism
Answer: B) Authority and Sovereignty
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16. The original Lion Capital is made of:
A) Marble
B) Granite
C) Polished Sandstone
D) Bronze
Answer: C) Polished Sandstone
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17. Which ministry regulates the official use of the National Emblem?
A) Ministry of Defence
B) Ministry of Home Affairs
C) Ministry of Education
D) Ministry of Culture
Answer: B) Ministry of Home Affairs
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18. Which Act protects the National Emblem from unauthorized use?
A) National Symbols Act, 1950
B) State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005
C) Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971
D) Indian Heritage Act, 1952
Answer: B) State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005
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19. Which Mauryan emperor is associated with the Lion Capital?
A) Chandragupta Maurya
B) Bindusara
C) Ashoka
D) Samudragupta
Answer: C) Ashoka
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20. Which of the following is NOT part of the National Emblem of India?
A) Lions
B) Ashoka Chakra
C) Horse and Bull
D) Peacock
Answer: D) Peacock