Pingali Venkayya’s birth anniversary is celebrated every year on August 2. He was a remarkable Indian freedom fighter and the designer of our national flag. He was born on August 2, 1876 (or 1878, according to some sources) in Bhatlapenumarru, Andhra Pradesh. Venkayya served in the British Indian Army during the Second Boer War and realized the need for an Indian flag.
Inspired by the Indian National Congress, he designed the first draft of the national flag in red and green, with a white stripe added later. He presented this flag to Mahatma Gandhi on April 1, 1921. The flag was informally used at Congress meetings and was formally adopted by the Constituent Assembly on July 22, 1947.
Q.: Pingali Venkayya was a remarkable Indian freedom fighter known for designing what?
A) The Indian Constitution
B) The Indian national flag
C) The Indian national anthem
D) The Indian Parliament
Ans : B) The Indian national flag
Pingali Venkayya’s birth anniversary is celebrated every year on August 2. He was a remarkable Indian freedom fighter and the designer of our national flag.
Q.: When was the national flag formally adopted by the Constituent Assembly?
A) January 26, 1950
B) August 15, 1947
C) July 22, 1947
D) November 26, 1949
Ans : C) July 22, 1947
Pingali Venkayya presented this flag to Mahatma Gandhi on April 1, 1921. The flag was informally used at Congress meetings and was formally adopted by the Constituent Assembly on July 22, 1947.
