The National Emblem of India has been adopted from the capital of King _____ which was situated in ______.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Ashoka, Sarnath
The National Emblem of India is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Emperor Ashoka of the Maurya dynasty set up the pillar in the 3rd century BCE at the place where the Buddha gave his first sermon. The emblem was adopted on 26 January 1950, with the motto Satyameva Jayate from the Mundaka Upanishad written below it.