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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 48

SSC CHSL - 17th October 2020 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q48

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The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ on the state emblem has been taken from which Upanishad?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e Mundaka.

  • The state emblem is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka.
  • In the state emblem, adopted by the Government of India on 26 January 1950, only three lions are visible, the fourth being hidden from view.
  • The words Satyameva Jayate from Mundaka Upanishad, meaning 'Truth Alone Triumphs', are inscribed below the abacus in the Devanagari script.