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I3dia is a la3d of diveíse culľuíes, la3guages, 
a3d ľíadiľio3s. To íepíese3ľ ľkis u3iľv i3 diveísiľv, I3dia kas adopľed , eack svmbolizi3g 
ľke esse3ce of ľke 3aľio3’s keíiľage, culľuíe, a3d ide3ľiľv. Tkese svmbols i3sľill a se3se 
of paľíioľism a3d píide amo3g ciľize3s. Below is a compíeke3sive lisľ of ľke
, ľkeií sig3i ca3ce, a3d visuals (wkeíe 
applicable).
Table of Co3ľe3ľs
I3dia’s ľ7 3aľio3al svmbols íepíese3ľ iľs íick culľuíe, keíiľage, a3d biodiveísiľv. 
Tkese svmbols, fíom ľke 3aľio3al  ag ľo ľke 3aľio3al micíobe, embodv 3aľio3al 
píide a3d ide3ľiľv.
aľio3al Svmbol Svmbol  ame Descíipľio3
6  ľíicoloí  ag wiľk sa  ío3 aľ ľke ľop, 
wkiľe i3 ľke middle, a3d gíee3 aľ ľke 
aľio3al Ïlag Tiía3ga
bofiom wiľk a 3avv-blue 6skoka Ckakía 
(wkeel) wiľk ?4 spokes.
Composed bv Rabi3día3aľk Tagoíe, iľ íe 
aľio3al 63ľkem Ja3a Ga3a Ma3a
ecľs ľke u3iľv of I3dia.
Wíifie3 bv Ba3kim Cka3día 
aľio3al So3g Va3de Maľaíam
Ckafieíjee, ľkis so3g i3spiíed 
fíeedom  gkľeís.
Įio3 Capiľal Ïouí 6siaľic lio3s sľa3di3g back ľo 
aľio3al Emblem
of 6skoka back, a svmbol of poweí, couíage, 
a3d co3 de3ce.
O  icial civil cale3daí used 
aľio3al Cale3daí Saka Cale3daí
alo3gside ľke Gíegoíia3 
cale3daí.
aľio3al 63imal Be3gal Tigeí Svmbol of sľíe3gľk, poweí, a3d gíace.
aľio3al Biíd I3dia3 Peacock Repíese3ľs gíace, beauľv, a3d elega3ce.
aľio3al Ga3ges 63 e3da3geíed species fou3d i3 ľke 
6quaľic Riveí Ga3ges íiveí svsľem.
63imal Dolpki3
aľio3al Recog3ized foí iľs culľuíal a3d 
I3dia3 Elepka3ľ
Heíiľage íeligious sig3i ca3ce.
63imal
aľio3al Svmbol Svmbol  ame Descíipľio3
aľio3al Ïloweí Įoľus Svmbol of puíiľv a3d spiíiľualiľv.
K3ow3 foí iľs lo3geviľv a3d 
aľio3al Tíee Ba3va3 Tíee
culľuíal impoíľa3ce.
aľio3al Ïíuiľ Ma3go K3ow3 as ľke ‘Ki3g of Ïíuiľs’ i3 I3dia.
aľio3al Riveí Ga3ga Co3sideíed sacíed a3d a lifeli3e foí 
millio3s.
aľio3al Repľile Ki3g Cobía Reveíed i3 I3dia3 mvľkologv.
O3ce ľke mosľ successful spoíľ foí I3dia 
aľio3al Game Hockev
i3 ľke Olvmpics.
aľio3al Cuííe3cv I3dia3 Rupee (₹) O  icial cuííe3cv of ľke Republic of I3dia.
Įacľobacillu Used i3 maki3g cuíd, skowcasi3g 
aľio3al Micíobe
s I3dia’s ľíadiľio3al food 
delbíueckii culľuíe.
You ca3 dow3load ľ7  aľio3al Svmbols of I3dia PDÏ  keíe. co3ľai3i3g ľke lisľ of 
3aľio3al svmbols wiľk descíipľio3s a3d images foí educaľio3al oí  íefeíe3ce 
puíposes.
Wkaľ 6íe ľke ľ7  aľio3al Svmbols of I3dia PDÏ Dow3load Įi3k
रररर रर  ľ7 रर   रर  ररर रर रर रर र रर, ररर ररर रर ररररररर रर  रररररर  रररर र र रर  
ररररर रर ररररर रर रररररर रर  ररर रर  रर ररर रर
रर रर  ररर ररर
रर रर  र ररर ररर
रर रर ररर रर रर रर
रर रर ररर रर ररररररर
रर रर  ररर ररर
रर रर  ररर रर5 रररर ™
रर रर रररर रर ररर
रर रर ररर रररर ररररर 
रर रर र  र ररर
रर रर रररर ररर ररर ररर  र 
रर रर ररररर ररर रररररर रररर
रर रर रर र ररर
रर रर रर रररर रर रर
रर रर रर रर
रर रर ररर ररर
रर रर ररररर रर रर ररररर 
रर रर रर रररर 
रर रर रर5र रररररर  ररर 
रर रर रर  ररर रर4रररररर रर ररर
Tke I3dia3  aľio3al Ïlag, k3ow3 as ľke Tiía3ga, is a koíizo3ľal ľíicolouí of deep sa  ío3 
aľ ľke ľop, wkiľe i3 ľke middle, a3d daík gíee3 aľ ľke bofiom i3 equal píopoíľio3. I3 ľke 
ce3ľíe of ľke wkiľe ba3d is a 3avv-blue wkeel wiľk ?4 spokes, k3ow3 as ľke 6skoka 
Ckakía. Tke sa  ío3 íepíese3ľs couíage a3d sacíi  ce, wkiľe sľa3ds foí peace a3d 
ľíuľk, a3d gíee3 sig3i  es faiľk a3d ckivalív. Tke 6skoka Ckakía svmbolizes ľke eľeí3al 
wkeel of law.
Ja3a Ga3a Ma3a is ľke 3aľio3al a3ľkem of I3dia, composed bv  obel lauíeaľe 
Rabi3día3aľk Tagoíe. Iľ was  ísľ su3g o3 ?7 Decembeí ľ9ľľ aľ ľke Calcufia Sessio3 of 
ľke I3dia3  aľio3al Co3gíess a3d was adopľed as ľke 3aľio3al a3ľkem o3 ?4 Ja3uaív 
ľ950. Tke a3ľkem íe ecľs ľke u3iľv a3d diveísiľv of I3dia.
Va3de Maľaíam, composed bv Ba3kim Cka3día Ckafieíjee i3 Sa3skíiľ, seíved as a 
souíce of i3spiíaľio3 duíi3g I3dia’s fíeedom sľíuggle. Iľ was adopľed as ľke 3aľio3al 
so3g o3 ?4 Ja3uaív ľ950 a3d kolds equal sľaľus wiľk ľke 3aľio3al a3ľkem.
Tke  aľio3al Emblem of I3dia is a3 adapľaľio3 of ľke Įio3 Capiľal of 6skoka aľ 
Saí3aľk. Iľ feaľuíes fouí 6siaľic lio3s sľa3di3g back ľo back, svmbolizi3g poweí, 
couíage, co3  de3ce, a3d píide. Tke emblem also i3cludes a ciículaí abacus wiľk 
sculpľuíes of a bull, koíse, lio3, a3d elepka3ľ, sepaíaľed bv i3ľeíve3i3g wkeels oveí 
a bell-skaped loľus.
Tke Saka Cale3daí is ľke o  icial civil cale3daí of I3dia, adopľed o3 ?? Maíck 
ľ957. Iľ is used alo3gside ľke Gíegoíia3 cale3daí a3d sľaíľs fíom ľke veaí 78 6D.
Tke Roval Be3gal Tigeí (Pa3ľkeía ľigíis) is ľke 3aľio3al a3imal of I3dia, svmbolizi3g 
sľíe3gľk, agiliľv, a3d gíace. Iľ was ckose3 ľo íepíese3ľ I3dia’s wildlife wealľk a3d is 
a3 i3dicaľoí of ľke cou3ľív’s ecological kealľk.
Tke I3dia3 Peacock (Pavo cíisľaľus) is ľke 3aľio3al biíd of I3dia, k3ow3 foí iľs vibía3ľ 
plumage a3d gíaceful da3ce. Iľ svmbolizes beauľv, gíace, a3d elega3ce.
Tke Ga3ges Riveí Dolpki3 (Plaľa3isľa ga3geľica) is ľke 3aľio3al aquaľic a3imal of I3dia. 
Ïou3d i3 ľke Ga3ges a3d Bíakmapuľía íiveís, iľ is a3 i3dicaľoí of ľke kealľk of ľke 
íiveí ecosvsľem.
Tke I3dia3 Elepka3ľ (Elepkas ma…imus i3dicus) is íecog3ized as ľke 3aľio3al keíiľage 
a3imal of I3dia. Iľ kolds sig3i  ca3ľ culľuíal a3d íeligious impoíľa3ce a3d svmbolizes 
sľíe3gľk a3d wisdom.
Tke Įoľus (  elumbo 3ucifeía) is ľke 3aľio3al  oweí of I3dia, svmbolizi3g puíiľv, 
beauľv, wealľk, a3d divi3iľv. Iľ kolds a sacíed place i3 I3dia3 culľuíe a3d mvľkologv.
Tke I3dia3 Ba3va3 (Ïicus be3gkale3sis) is ľke 3aľio3al ľíee of I3dia. K3ow3 foí iľs 
e…pa3sive ca3opv a3d aeíial íooľs, iľ svmbolizes immoíľaliľv a3d is co3sideíed 
sacíed i3 I3dia3 culľuíe.
Tke Ma3go (Ma3gifeía i3dica) is ľke 3aľio3al fíuiľ of I3dia, celebíaľed foí iľs 
sweeľ3ess a3d
 avoí. Iľ kas bee3 culľivaľed i3 I3dia foí oveí 4,000 veaís a3d kolds a special 
place i3 I3dia3 culľuíe.
Tke Ga3ga is ľke 3aľio3al íiveí of I3dia, íeveíed as a goddess i3 Hi3duism. Iľ is 
co3sideíed sacíed a3d is viľal ľo ľke spiíiľual a3d pkvsical well-bei3g of ľke cou3ľív.
Tke Ki3g Cobía (Opkiopkagus ka33ak) is ľke 3aľio3al íepľile of I3dia. Iľ is ľke woíld’s 
lo3gesľ ve3omous s3ake a3d kolds a sig3i ca3ľ place i3 I3dia3 mvľkologv a3d 
culľuíe.
Ïield Hockev is co3sideíed ľke 3aľio3al game of I3dia. Tke cou3ľív kas a íick kisľoív i3 
ľke spoíľ, wiľk mulľiple Olvmpic gold medals, especiallv duíi3g ľke mid-?0ľk ce3ľuív.
₹
Tke I3dia3 Rupee (₹) is ľke o  icial cuííe3cv of I3dia. Tke svmbol (₹) was adopľed 
i3 ?0ľ0, combi3i3g ľke Deva3agaíi lefieí ‘र’ (ía) a3d ľke Įaľi3 capiľal lefieí ‘R’ 
wiľkouľ iľs veíľical baí.
Įacľobacillus delbíueckii is íecog3ized as ľke 3aľio3al micíobe of I3dia. Iľ plavs a cíucial 
íole i3 ľke feíme3ľaľio3 of daiív píoducľs like voguíľ, kigkligkľi3g I3dia’s íick ľíadiľio3 
i3 daiív co3sumpľio3.
I3dia’s 3aľio3al svmbols weíe adopľed ľo e…píess ľke cou3ľív’s eľkos, keíiľage, a3d 
aspiíaľio3s afľeí gai3i3g i3depe3de3ce i3 ľ947. Wkile some kave a3cie3ľ íooľs, oľkeís 
íe  ecľ modeí3 I3dia’s ide3ľiľv a3d values. Togeľkeí, ľkev fosľeí u3iľv, paľíioľism, a3d 
awaíe3ess abouľ ľke cou3ľív’s 3aľuíal a3d culľuíal wealľk.
S.
Yeaí of 
o aľio3al Svmbol Hisľoíical Backgíou3d
6dopľio
.
3
Desig3ed bv Pi3gali Ve3kavva; i3spiíed 
ľ ľ947 bv ľke I3dia3  aľio3al Co3gíess  ag; 
6skoka Ckakía íeplaced Ckaíkka.
Take3 fíom 6skoka’s Saí3aľk pillaí (?50 
? (Įio3 Capiľal ľ950
BCE); svmbolizes poweí, couíage, 
of 6skoka)
a3d píide.
Wíifie3 bv Rabi3día3aľk Tagoíe;  ísľ su3g 
3 ľ950
i3 ľ9ľľ; svmbolizes u3iľv i3 
diveísiľv.
Composed bv Ba3kim Cka3día 
4 ľ950 Ckafiopadkvav i3 63a3damaľk; sloga3 of 
I3dia3 fíeedom moveme3ľ.
I3ľíoduced bv Cale3daí Refoím 
5 ľ957
Commifiee; used alo3gside ľke 
Gíegoíia3 cale3daí.
Declaíed duíi3g Píojecľ Tigeí; 
6 ľ973
íepíese3ľs sľíe3gľk, poweí, a3d 
biodiveísiľv.
Reveíed i3 mvľkologv a3d íeligio3; 
7 ľ963
svmbolizes gíace a3d 
beauľv.
S.
Yeaí of 
o aľio3al Svmbol Hisľoíical Backgíou3d
6dopľio
.
3
Culľuíallv sacíed a3d ecologicallv viľal; íe 
8 ?0ľ0
 ecľs I3dia’s wildlife legacv.
Ïou3d i3 Ga3ga a3d Bíakmapuľía; 
9 ?009
i3dicaľoí of kealľkv aquaľic 
ecosvsľems.
Tíadiľio3 Sacíed i3 Hi3duism a3d Buddkism; 
ľ0
a l svmbolizes puíiľv a3d spiíiľual 
e3ligkľe3me3ľ.
Tíadiľio3 See3 as ľke eľeí3al ľíee; svmbolizes 
ľľ
a l lo3geviľv, skelľeí, a3d u3iľv.
Tíadiľio3 K3ow3 as ľke “Ki3g of Ïíuiľs”; culľivaľed i3 
ľ?
a l I3dia foí ľkousa3ds of veaís.
Co3sideíed sacíed i3 Hi3duism; 3uíľuíes 
ľ3 ?008
I3dia3 civilizaľio3 si3ce a3cie3ľ 
ľimes.
Ïeaľuíed i3 I3dia3 mvľkologv; íespecľed 
ľ4 ?0ľľ
a3d feaíed; i3dicaľes diveíse 
ecosvsľems.
I3foímal 
Hisľoíicallv domi3a3ľ spoíľ; wo3 I3dia 
ľ5 ( oľ
mulľiple Olvmpic medals i3 eaílv ?
o icial)
0ľk ce3ľuív.
Combi3es Deva3agaíi ‘र’ a3d Įaľi3 ‘R’; 
ľ6 ?0ľ0
₹ íe ecľs I3dia’s eco3omic 
ide3ľiľv.
Impoíľa3ľ i3 ľíadiľio3al daiív píoducľs like 
ľ7 ?0ľ?
cuíd; píomoľes I3dia’s micíobial 
íeseaíck.
Q1. What is the national animal of India?
Ans: The Bengal Tiger is the national animal of India.
Q2. Which bird is known as the national bird of India?
Q3. What is the national aquatic animal of India?
Q4. What is the national emblem of India?
Q.5 . What is India’s national game?
Q6. What is India’s national reptile?
Q.7. What is the national calendar of India?
Q8. What is the national tree of India?
Q. 9 What is the national fruit of India?
Q.10 . What is India’s national flower?
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