With reference to India's G-20 Logo, which of the following statement/s is/are correct? 1. The logo has a lotus with seven petals. 2. The seven petals of the logo represent seven continents. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- (a)Neither 1 nor 2
- (b)Both 1 and 2
- (c)Only 2
- (d)Only 1
Correct — B, Both 1 and 2. India's G20 logo, unveiled by PM Narendra Modi on 8 November 2022, depicts a lotus — India's national flower — with SEVEN petals, so statement 1 is correct. Officially, the seven petals stand for the seven continents of the world (and also for the seven notes of music, symbolising unity in diversity), so statement 2 is also correct. Below the logo, 'Bharat' is written in Devanagari, and it carries the theme 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam — One Earth, One Family, One Future'.
- (a)Neither 1 nor 2 — Both statements match the official description of the logo, so rejecting both is wrong.
- (c)Only 2 — This drops statement 1, but the logo does have a lotus with seven petals — statement 1 is correct.
- (d)Only 1 — This drops statement 2, but the seven petals officially represent the seven continents — statement 2 is correct.
India held the G20 Presidency in 2023. Its logo blends the colours of the national flag (saffron, white, green and blue) and juxtaposes planet Earth with a seven-petalled lotus. The lotus signifies hope and resilience; the seven petals denote the seven continents and the seven notes of music, conveying 'unity in diversity'.
Both statements are lifted almost directly from the official logo description, so the answer is 'Both'. A student who remembers only 'lotus' but not the meaning of the petals might wrongly pick 'Only 1'.
- Logo unveiled by PM Modi on 8 November 2022; features a lotus with seven petals.
- Seven petals represent the seven continents (and the seven notes of music).
- Colours drawn from the Indian tricolour plus blue; 'Bharat' written below in Devanagari.
- Theme: 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam — One Earth, One Family, One Future'.
- Recalling the lotus but not that the seven petals mean the seven continents
- Assuming the petals stand only for the seven notes of music (they stand for both)
UPPSC frames current-affairs 'two-statement' questions on symbols/logos; UPSC asks about G20 membership, priorities and outcomes.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The theme of India's 2023 G20 Presidency was:
- (a)Recover Together, Recover Stronger
- (b)One Earth, One Family, One Future
- (c)Building Consensus for Fair Growth
- (d)Shaping a New Global Consensus
Answer(b) One Earth, One Family, One Future — 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The lotus in India's G20 logo is significant because it is:
- (a)India's national tree
- (b)India's national flower
- (c)The emblem of the G20 grouping
- (d)The symbol of the United Nations
Answer(b) India's national flower — chosen for the logo as a symbol of hope and resilience.