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Indian Flag Comprehension

The National Flag of India, known as Tiranga, is a horizontal rectangular tricolor of Saffron, White, and Green, featuring the Ashoka Chakra in navy blue at its center. Each color symbolizes different values: Saffron for strength and courage, White for peace and truth, and Green for fertility and prosperity. The Ashoka Chakra represents the movement of time with its 24 spokes, and the flag was designed by freedom fighter Pingali Venkayya.

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Indian Flag Comprehension

The National Flag of India, known as Tiranga, is a horizontal rectangular tricolor of Saffron, White, and Green, featuring the Ashoka Chakra in navy blue at its center. Each color symbolizes different values: Saffron for strength and courage, White for peace and truth, and Green for fertility and prosperity. The Ashoka Chakra represents the movement of time with its 24 spokes, and the flag was designed by freedom fighter Pingali Venkayya.

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Indian Flag

Reading Comprehension

The National Flag of India in Hindi is


known as Tiranga.
It is a horizontal rectangular tricolour
consisting of Saffron, White and Green;
with the Ashoka Chakra, a 24-spoke
wheel, in navy blue at its centre.

The Saffron colour indicates the strength and courage of the country.
The White colour indicates peace and truth. The Green colour represents
fertility, faith, and prosperity. Ashoka Chakra is blue, represents the sky,
the ocean and the universal truth.
The Ashoka Chakra is also known as Samay chakra in which the 24
spokes represent 24 hours of the day and is the symbol of the movement
of the time.
It was designed by Pingali
Venkayya, who was a freedom
fighter and was a follower of
Mahatma Gandhi.

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Indian Flag Differentiated Comprehension

Read the above paragraph and tick the correct answer.


1. What is the shape of our National flag?

1. ●Vertical rectangular
2. ●Horizontal rectangular
3. ●Vertical square
4. ●Horizontal square

2. Who designed our National flag?

1. ●Mahatma Gandhi
2. ●Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
3. ●Pingali Venkayya
4. ●Jawaharlal Nehru

3. What is the other name of our National flag?

1. ●Jhanda
2. ●Tiranga
3. ●Flag
4. ●National flag

4. How many spokes are there in Ashoka Chakra?

1. ●12
2. ●21
3. ●24
4. ●52

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Indian Flag Differentiated Comprehension

Read the above paragraph and tick the correct answer.


5. What is the sequence of colours in our flag?

1. ●Green, Orange, White


2. ●White, Orange, Green
3. ●White, Green, Orange
4. ●Orange, White, Green

6. What colour is Ashoka Chakra?

1. ●White
2. ●Green
3. ●Blue
4. ●Black

7. What do the 24 spokes in the chakra represent?

1. ●●24 hours of the day


2. ●12 hours of the day
3. ●26 hours of the day
4. ●48 hours of the day

8. Who was Pingali Venkayya?

1. ●Tailor
2. ●Doctor
3. ●Freedom fighter
4. ●Saint

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Indian Flag Differentiated Comprehension

Read the above paragraph and tick the correct answer.


9. What should you do after using a flag on independence day
or republic day

1. ●Throw it in a dustbin
2. ●Throw it anywhere on the ground
3. ●Fold it properly with respect and preserve it safely
4. ●Tear it and discard it

10. What does Ashoka Chakra symbolise?

1. ●The movement of the wheel


2. ●The movement of the car
3. ●The movement of wind
4. ●The movement of time

11. Match the correct pairs of words.

The sky, the ocean and the


Saffron universal truth

White The strength and courage

Green Peace and truth

Blue Fertility, faith, and prosperity

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Indian Flag Differentiated Comprehension

Your opinion- Which colour do you like the most in our flag and
why?

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