Question 20
MediumOriginal questionIndia's State Emblem is adapted from which Mauryan work?
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
The emblem is adapted from the Lion Capital that once crowned an Ashokan pillar at Sarnath.
In the original, four lions stand back to back; the emblem shows three, with the fourth hidden behind.
The wheel below it is the Ashoka Chakra, the same wheel that sits at the centre of the national flag.
Worth noting
The hidden fourth lion is the detail a question likes: the sculpture has four, the emblem shows three.
- Concept
- The Lion Capital and the State Emblem
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
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