India Trivia Quiz

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What is the aircraft registration prefix for India?

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What is the aircraft registration prefix for India?

Correct answer: VT.

The mark dates to British rule in 1929 and is popularly read as "Viceroy's Territory"; proposals to replace it resurface in India's parliament every few years, but the cost of re-registering the whole fleet has kept VT in place. See the full list of aircraft registration prefixes by country.

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What is the navy-blue wheel at the center of India's flag called?

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What is the navy-blue wheel at the center of India's flag called?

Correct answer: The Ashoka Chakra.

Taken from a 3rd-century-BC pillar of Emperor Ashoka, the wheel represents the eternal cycle of law and righteousness.

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On India's flag, the central Ashoka Chakra replaced which earlier symbol?

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On India's flag, the central Ashoka Chakra replaced which earlier symbol?

Correct answer: Gandhi's spinning wheel.

Early versions carried the charkha, Gandhi's spinning wheel and emblem of self-reliance; at independence in 1947 it was replaced by the 24-spoke Ashoka Chakra, the wheel of dharma.

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