Question

How many spokes are there in the Ashok Chakra ?
1. 22
2. 24
3. 28
4. 32
5.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 24

The correct answer is 24.

• The Ashoka Chakra is the depiction of the “Dharmachakra” which is represented with 24 spokes.
• Each spoke on the chakra symbolizes one principle of life and also the twenty-four hours in the day, which is why it is also called the ‘Wheel of Time’.
• The wheel is called the Ashoka Chakra because it appears on several edicts of Ashoka, the most prominent among which is the Lion Capital of Ashoka.
• There are 24 spokes in the Ashoka Chakra which represents 24 qualities of a person like -
  • Love, Courage, Patience, Self-sacrifice, Truthfulness, Spiritual knowledge, Wisdom, Rights, Duties, Welfare, Safety Equality, faith, Chastity, Health, Morality, Forgiveness, Fraternity, Friendship, Organization, Prosperity, Industry, Awareness, Justice.
• These spokes give a clear message to all the countrymen about their rights and duties.

• The Indian Flag with Ashoka Chakra at the center was adopted on the 22nd of July, 1947.
• Mahatma Gandhi first spoke about the need for an Indian flag in 1921.
• He proposed a flag with the charkha or spinning wheel at the center.
• The idea of the spinning wheel was put forth by Lala Hansraj, and Gandhi commissioned Pingali Venkayya.
• The Indian national flag has three horizontal stripes.
• Saffron at the top, white in the middle, and dark green at the bottom, and all three are in proportion.
• This chakra is built on the lion pillar of Sarnath, the capital of Ashoka.
• Its diameter is almost equal to the width of the white strip and it has 24 spokes.