(Q) Who designed the National Flag of India ?

A) Pingali Venkayya
B) Rabindranath Tagore
C) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
D) None of the above

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A) Pingali Venkayya

Explanation : Pingali Venkayya was an Indian freedom fighter and the designer of the Indian national flag. He was born in the year 1876 in Andhra Pradesh and was also a linguist and geologist. Venkayya is credited with designing a flag with three horizontal bands of saffron, white, and green, with a charkha (spinning wheel) in the center, which was later modified by Mahatma Gandhi and adopted as the national flag of India in 1947. Venkayya passed away in the year 1963.

List of National Symbols :
National Flag -- Tiranga
National emblem -- National emblem of India
National Calendar -- Saka Calendar
National anthem -- Jana Gana Mana
National Song -- Vande Mataram
National Flower -- Indian Lotus
National Fruit -- Mango
National River -- Ganga
National Tree -- Indian Banyan
National Animal -- Royal Bengal Tiger
National aquatic animal -- Gangetic Dolphin
National Bird -- Indian Peacock
National Currency -- Indian Rupee