Select the correct alternative on the given statements based on Ashoka’s Lion capital and India’s State Emblem.
Statement I: In the original Ashoka’s Lion Capital, there are four lions mounted back-to-back on a circular abacus that itself rests on a bell-shaped lotus.
Statement II: The State Emblem is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Asoka at Sarnath in which the bell-shaped lotus was omitted.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
Statement I correctly describes the original Ashoka’s Lion Capital, which features four lions standing back-to-back on a circular abacus, and the abacus rests on a bell-shaped lotus.
Statement II is also correct, as India’s State Emblem is an adaptation of this Lion Capital, adopted in 1950. In the emblem, only three lions are visible (the fourth is hidden), and the bell-shaped lotus is omitted, retaining the abacus with Dharma Chakras and animal motifs.