15th AUGUST 2021 - CROSSWORD PUZZLE ON 74TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDIAN INDEPENDENCE - LESSER KNOWN IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT INDIAN INDEPENDENCE

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  1. 2. It is believed that Lord Mountbatten chose 15th August as the date of Indian independence as it commemorated the second anniversary of the date of surrendering of .......... to the Allied Forces after World War II.
  2. 6. In the national flag, which colour represents peace and truth?
  3. 9. The Andhra youth who initially designed the first variant of the our current national flag in 1921.
  4. 11. The demarcation line drawn and officially published on 17th August 1947, to depict the Pakistani and Indian Portions of Punjab and Bengal.
  5. 12. Country which also adopted a song penned by Rabindranath Tagore Amar Sonar Bangla as its national anthem.
  6. 14. The abbreviated form of the only licenced agency in India engaged in the production and supply of Indian National Flag
  7. 15. The last Princely State to become a part of the Indian Union after independence.
  8. 18. Among 5 other countries which celebrate Independence Day on 15th August, four are  North Korea, South Korea, Republic of Congo and Liechtenstein. Which is the 5th one?
  9. 19. The status of India and Pakistan as per Indian Independence Act 1947 passed by the British Parliament.
  10. 20. The Karnataka Khadi Gramodyog Samyukta Sangha located in …………….. District in Karnataka is the only manufacturer of the flag made with cotton.
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  1. 1. Who suggested the addition of a white strip to the two colour flag submitted by an Andhra youth during the session of AICC which met in Vijayawada in 1921?
  2. 3. From which colonial power Goa was captured and annexed to Indian in 1961?
  3. 4. In the national flag, which colour indicates the strength and courage of the country?
  4. 5. The language in which the national anthem of India was written.
  5. 7. The Governor General of India after independence in 1947 represented the …………..
  6. 8. The national song Vande Mataram was a part of which novel written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
  7. 10. The song composed by Rabindranath Tagore in 1911 was renamed as Jan Gan Man and adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India as the national anthem on 24th January 1950.
  8. 13. The name of the Chief Minister of a Southern State whose initiative resulted in unfurling of national flag on independence day from 1974 onwards by the Chief Ministers of the respective States in place of Governors.
  9. 16. The dharma chakra in the middle of the national flag contains …… spokes.
  10. 17. In the national flag, which colour represents the fertility, growth and auspiciousness of the land?