The Saffron (Kesari) colour in Indian National Flag is symbol of:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Renunciation of material gains
The meaning of each part of the National Flag was explained by Dr S. Radhakrishnan in the Constituent Assembly when the flag was adopted on 22 July 1947. He said that the saffron (bhagwa) colour denotes renunciation or disinterestedness: the country’s leaders must be indifferent to material gains and give themselves to their work.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (2) Path of truth — Incorrect. This is the meaning of the white band in the middle: light, the path of truth to guide our conduct.
Option (3) Relation of soil and plant life — Incorrect. This is the meaning of the green band at the bottom: our relation to the soil and to the plant life on which all life depends.
Option (4) Dharma — Incorrect. This is the meaning of the Ashoka Chakra in the white band: the wheel of the law of dharma.