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Competencies
C-2.2, C-4.7

• Critical thinking
• Information literacy
• Creativity
21st CENTURY SKILLS
• AIL
• Love for one’s country
7 India—The
National Symbols

Warm Up

Write the name of the national symbol that you see in this picture.

Every nation has its own National Flag. A country’s independence and
sovereignty is symbolised by its National Flag. India, too has a National

Flag. Besides the National Flag, we have some other National Symbols.
Our National Symbols are National Emblem, National Anthem, National

Song, National Animal, National Bird, National Flower, National Tree,
National Fruit and National River. These symbols are the symbols of our

freedom and unity. We must keep the prestige of our National Symbols
high at any cost.

National Flag

The National Flag is the most important National Symbol of a country.
Our National Flag, called the Tricolour, is a horizontal and rectangular

flag of three different colours. The three colours, from top to bottom,

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