CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Union Flag, or Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom. It is so called because it combines the crosses of the three countries united under one Sovereign-the kingdoms of England and Wales, of Scotland and of Ireland (although since 1921 only Northern Ireland has been part of the United Kingdom).

Detailed explanation-2: -The most plausible one is that when a small flag was mounted on the front of a warship (and a selected number of other ships) it was called ‘the Jack’. Sometime around 1674 the British flag became formally known as the ‘Union Jack’ when mounted on a warship and the ship was not in harbour.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag, is the national flag of the United Kingdom. It is a combination of the flags of three countries within the UK: England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.