What is the number of spokes in the Dharmchakra in the National Flag of India?
Question and options
What is the number of spokes in the Dharmchakra in the National Flag of India?
- 16
- 18
- 22
- 24
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - 24
The wheel in the centre of the white band of the National Flag of India, the Dharma Chakra or Ashoka Chakra, has 24 spokes. It is navy blue and is taken from the abacus of the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath.
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