Current Affair 1:

The National Flag of India was adopted in its present form during the meeting of Constituent Assembly held on the 22 July 1947, a few days before India's independence from the British on 15 August, 1947.

It served as the national flag of the Dominion of India between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950 and that of the Republic of India thereafter. In India, the term "tricolour" refers to the Indian national flag.

Size and colour:

The National flag of India is a horizontal tricolor of deep saffron (kesari) at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion.

1. The ratio of width of the flag to its length is two to three.
2. In the centre of the white band is a navy-blue wheel which represents the chakra.
3. Its design is that of the wheel which appears on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka.
4. Its diameter approximates to the width of the white band and it has 24 spokes.

On 26th January 2002, the Indian flag code was modified and after several years of independence, the citizens of India were finally allowed to hoist the Indian flag over their homes, offices and factories on any day and not just National days as was the case earlier.

Learn about the Flag code 2002.

Flag Code of India, 2002, has been divided into three parts.

Part I of the Code contains general description of the National Flag.

Part II of the Code is devoted to the display of the National Flag by members of public, private organizations, educational institutions, etc.

Part III of the Code relates to display of the National Flag by Central and State governments and their organisations and agencies.

Check last year Prelims question, whether you can solve or not:

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