SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

INDIAN ART

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the flag of India of 1921 the color white symbolized
A
Truth, peace and purity
B
Minority communities
C
Hindus
D
Sikhs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For Gandhi in 1921, while the flag’s red and green symbolised Hindu and Muslim communities, respectively, white was to represent all the minority communities put together. In his scheme, they were to be protected by the other two.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gandhi first proposed a flag to the Indian National Congress in 1921. The flag was designed by Pingali Venkayya. In the centre was a traditional spinning wheel, symbolising Gandhi’s goal of making Indians self-reliant by fabricating their own clothing, between a red stripe for Hindus and a green stripe for Muslims.

Detailed explanation-3: -By 1921, Mahatma Gandhi designed the Swaraj flag. This was a tricolour flag and had a spinning wheel in the centre of a red, green and white banner. The red stripe was for Hindus, and the green was for Muslims. The white band represented peace and the rest of the communities living in India.

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