General Awareness India and The World

National Insignia of India

1. Emblem - The National Emblem of India is an adaptation of the Buddhist Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
2. Animal - The Tiger is the National Animal of India. The magnificent tiger, Panthra tigris, is a striped animal.
3. Bird - The Peacock (Pavo cTist.atu.s), is the National Bird of India. It is symbol of qualities like beauty and grace.
4. Flag - The National Flag is a horizontal tricolour of deep saffron (kesari) at the top, white in the middle and green at the bottom along with a blue wheel (chakra) with 24 sticks at the centre.
5. Fruit - The Mango (Mungiferra indica) is the National Fruit. It 'has been cultivated in India since time immemorial.
6. Tree - The National Tree of India is The Banyan (Ficus bengalensis) Tree. This huge tree towers over its neighbours and has the widest trunk.
7. Sports - Hockey in which India has an impressive record with eight Olympic medals, is considered as the National Sport. However, Home Ministry has said that officially, no sport has been accorded. the status of national sport.
8. Anthem - Jana Gana Mana was composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, adopted in its Hindi version is our National Anthem.
9. Song - The song Vande Mataram, composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterjee, is our National Song.
10. Calendar - The National Calendar based on the Saka Era with Chaitra as its first month and a normal vear of 365 days was adopted from 22nd March, 1957.
10. Flower - Lotus, scientifically known as Nelumbo nucifera is the National Flower of India.

Other National Symbols

The image on the right is a list of various other national symbols.

First in World (Male)

This list states the first in world under different categories done or performed by male:

First in World (Female)

This list states the first in world under different categories done or performed by females:

First in World (Miscellaneous)

The image given on the right indicates the first in the world under miscellaneous category:

Superlatives World

Here is the list of world's superlatives, the highest, largest, smallest, longest, shortest, biggest, etc. in the world.

Countries with Capitals and Currencies

This list in the image on the right hand side indicates countries with their capitals and currencies:

largest and Smallest Countries

Following list indicates the largest and smallest countries:

Languages and Religions

The image on the right hand side shows two tables which list down the following

i) Different languages and the number of speakers.

ii) Different religions and the number of people following it and their percentage.