Question

There is a blue wheel at the center of the national flag. What does it represent?
A) Wheel of revolution
B) Wheel of law
C) Wheel of purity and religion
D) Wheel of progress

Answer 1

wheel of law is correct answer

Answer 2

The blue wheel in the center of the flag is considered the Dharma Chakra (Wheel of Law)

Explanation:

• Known as the Ashok Chakra, it contains 24 spokes in the center which represents the 24 hours of the day.
• It also depicts the Hindu religion's 24 Dharma Rishis, who possessed the full power of the Gayatri Mantra (a most powerful mantra of the Hindu religion).
• Lord Buddha attained nirvana, or enlightenment, at Gaya many years ago. After attaining nirvana, he traveled to Sarnath, Varanasi, and met his five disciples. Lord Buddha delivered his first preaching to them, explaining and propagating the Dharmachakra.
• This was adopted by King Ashoka to portray on the top of his pillars, which eventually became the basis of this chakra as an Ashok Chakra in the middle of the Indian flag. The prominence of the Ashok Chakra in the national flag reflects the nation's deep ties to the Buddhist faith.
• The chakra is also mentioned in the Ashok Chakra, the highest military medal given in peacetime.