Samacheer Kalvi 6th Term 2 - Civics - Unit 1 National Symbols

 I. Choose the correct answer.

1. The National Song Vande Mataram was composed by _______

1. Pingali Venkayya

2. Rabindra Nath Tagore

3. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

4. Gandhiji

Ans: c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

2. Which is the National Anthem of India?

1. Jana Gana Mana

2. Vande Mataram

3. Amar Sonar Bangla

4. Neerarum Kaduluduththa

Ans: a) Jana Gana Mana

3. Who wrote the most famous novel Anand Math?

1. Akbar    b) Rabindra Nath Tagore    c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee   d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Ans: c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

4. _______ birthday is celebrated as the International Day of non violence?

1. Mahatma Gandhi

2. Subash Chandra Bose

3. Sardar Vallabhai Patel

4. Jawaharlal Nehru

Ans: a) Mahatma Gandhi

5. The colour of the Ashoka chakra found in our National flag is ______

1. Sky blue    b) navy blue    c) blue     d) green

Ans: b) navy blue

6. The first flag ever flown after the Independence is stored in ______

1. Chennai fort Museum

2. Delhi museum

3. Sarnath museum

4. Kolkata Museum

Ans: a) Chennai fort museum

7. The National Anthem was written by ________

1. Devandranath Tagore

2. Bharathiyar

3. Rabindranath Tagore

4. Balagangadhar Tilak

Ans: c) Rabindranath Tagore

8. The time taken to play the National Anthem is ______

1. 50 seconds    b) 52 minutes    c) 52 seconds    d) 20 seconds

Ans: c) 52 seconds

9. “Vande Mataram” was first sung by _______ at the 1896 session of the National Congress

1. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

2. Rabindranath Tagore

3. Mahatma Gandhi

4. Sarojini Naidu

Ans: b) Rabindranath Tagore

10. _________ hoists the flag on Independence day in Delhi

1. The Prime minister

2. The President

3. Vice President

4. Any political leader

Ans: a) The Prime Minister

II. Fill in the blanks

1. The National emblem was adopted from the Ashoka pillar of Sarnath.

2. The National fruit of India is Mango. 

3. The National Bird of India is Peacock. 

4. Our National tree is the Banyan. 

5. The flag which was flown in 1947 Independence day was weaved in Gudiyatham. 

6. The Indian National Flag was designed by Pingli Venkayya. 

7. Kanishka started Saka Era. 

8. The longest river in India is the Ganges. 

9. The Indian Rupee symbol was designed by D. Udhaya Kumar. 

10. The Chakra of the National Flag has 24 spokes. 

III. Choose the correct answer. 

1. The Lion Capital is now in the Sarnath museum. 

2. The National Anthem was adopted in 1950.

3. Lacto bacillus is declared as our National Micro organism.  

IV. Fill in the blanks. 

1. Saffron - Courage; White - Honesty. 

2. Horse - Energy ; Bull - Hard work.

3. 1947 - Independence day; 1950 - Republic day. 

V. Choose the correct option

1. Rabindranath Tagore - a. National Song

2. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee - b. National Flag

3. Pingali Venkayya - c. Astro Physicist. 

4. Meghnad Saha - d. National Anthem

	1	2	3	4
a)	a	d	b	c
b)	d	a	c	b
c)	d	a	b	c

Ans: c) d    a    b    c

VI. Match and Choose the wrong pair: 

1. National Reptile - Tiger

2. National Aquatic Animal - Lacto bacillus

3. National Heritage Animal - King Cobra

4. National Micro Organism - Dolphin

Ans: 

1. National Reptile - King Cobra

2. National Aquatic Animal - Dolphin

3. National Heritage Animal - Tiger

4. National Micro Organism - Lacto bacillus.

VII. Choose the wrong sentence:

1. a) The ratio of our National Flag’s length and breadth is 3:2.

    b) The Chakra has 24 spokes. 

    c) The Chakra is sky Blue in colours. 

Ans: c) The Chakra is sky Blue in colour. 

2. a) The National Flag was designed by Pingali Venkayya. 

    b) The first ever flown flag after the Independence is stored in Kolkata Museum. 

    c) The First National Flag was weaved in Gudiyattam. 

Ans: b) The first ever flown flag after the Independence is stored in Kolkata Museum. 

VIII. Choose the correct sentence. 

1. a) August 15 is celebrated as the Independence day 

    b) November 26 is celebrated as the Republic day

    c) October 12 is celebrated as Gandhi jayanti. 

Ans: a) August 15 is celebrated as the Independence day

IX. Answer the following. 

1. What do the colours in our National Flag represent?

• Saffron at top - valour and sacrifice. 

• White in between - honesty, peace and purity. 

• Green at the bottom - fertility and prosperity. 

2. What are the parts of our National emblem?

There are two parts in our National emblem, 

• Upper parts

• Lower parts.

3. What are the salient features of the National anthem?

• ‘Jana Gana Mana’ is our National Anthem. 

• It symbolizes the sovereignty and integrity of our nation. 

• This anthem was written by Rabindranath Tagore in Bengali. 

4. Draw and define the Indian Rupee symbol.

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• The Indian currency is the Indian rupees.

• This was designed by D. Udhaya Kumar from Tamil Nadu in the year 2010.

5. Where do we use our National emblem?

The National emblem is found at the top of Government communication, Indian currency and Passport. 

6. Who wrote the National Pledge?

Our National pledge was written by Pydimarri Venkata Subba Rao in Telugu

7. What are the animal found in the bottom of the emblem?

An elephant, a horse, a bull, and a lion is found in the bottom of the emblem. 

8. What are the natural national symbols?

Tiger, Elephant, River Dolphin of Ganges, Peacock, King Cobra, Banyan tree, Mango, The Ganges, and Lotus are the natural symbols. 

9. Where is the peacock sanctuary located in Tamil Nadu?

There is a peacock sanctuary at Viralimalai in the district of Pudukottai in Tamil Nadu.