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The first Indian flag to be hoisted on foreign soil was unfurled in _______ by Bhikaji Cama in 1907.
1. Germany
2. France
3. England
4. Russia

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : Germany

The correct answer is Germany.

  • Bhikaiji Rustom Cama:
    • She played a crucial role in the Indian freedom struggle abroad and was known as the Mother of the Indian Revolution.
    • On August 22, 1907, Madam Bhikaji Cama became the first person to hoist the Indian flag on foreign soil in Stuttgart in Germany. Hence, Option 1 is correct.
    • Appealing for human rights, equality, and autonomy from Great Britain, she described the devastating effects of a famine that had struck the Indian subcontinent.
    • Her Words – ‘This is the flag of independent India. I appeal to all gentlemen to stand and salute the Flag’.
    • This flag, which was a modification of the ‘Calcutta Flag’, was designed by Madame Cama and Shyamji Krishna Varma. 
    • She was born to Sorabji and Jaijibai Patel on 24th September 1861 at Bombay.
    • She belonged to an affluent Gujarati-speaking Parsi family.
    • She attended the Alexandra Native Girl’s English Institution and was said to be a diligent student. In 1885, she was married to Rustom Cama, a pro-British lawyer.
    • Her husband’s loyal attitude towards the British and her nationalist feelings led to an unhappy marriage.
    • She went to Paris. There, along with Rana and Munchershah Burjorji Godrej, she co-founded the ‘Paris Indian Society.
    • She also authored, published, and distributed revolutionary material from Paris.
    • When the British banned the ‘VandeMataram’, she composed the ‘BandeMataram’. She also wrote ‘Madan’s Talwar in reaction to the execution of Madan Lal Dhingra

 

France

  • Capital: Paris 
  • Currency: Euro
  • President: Emmanuel Macron 

Germany

  • Capital: Berlin
  • Currency: Euro
  • President: Frank-Walter Steinmeier
  • Chancellor: Angela Merkel

England

  • Capital: London
  • Area: 130,279 km²
  • Currency: Pound sterling

Russia

  • President: Vladimir Putin 
  • Capital: Moscow
  • Currency: Russian ruble

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