The national motto of India, ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the Emblem of India is taken from?
The national motto of India, ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the Emblem of India is taken from?
Answer:
(d)
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Option (d) is correct: The phrase “Satyameva Jayate” (Truth alone triumphs) is taken from the Mundaka Upanishad (Book 3, Chapter 1, Verse 6) It was adopted as the National Motto of India and is inscribed below the State Emblem of India. The words were first popularized by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya and later included in official symbolism after independence in 1950