Question

The Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act was implemented in the year:
1. 2006
2. 2004
3. 2005
4. 2003

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 2005

The correct answer is 2005.

• State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005 is an act that regulates commercial or the improper usage of the Emblem of India.
• The emblem of the country is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath.
• The Emblem of India consists of 3 lions, the 4th being invisible from the front-view.
• The Ashoka Chakra appears in the center of the abacus with a galloping horse on the left and bull on the right, and outlines of Dharma Chakras on the extreme left and right.

• The motto inscribed below the abacus in Devanagari script is  Satyameva Jayate.
• The National Emblem was adopted on 26th January 1950.