Glossary, Recap

GLOSSARY

1. Independence - Freedom from control of another country or organization.

2. Republic - A country in which the Head of State is an elected person.

3. Heritage - The art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture.

4. Aquatic - Growing or living in or near water.

5. Astrophysicist - An expert in astrophysics

RECAP

• Tiger, Elephant, River dolphin of Ganges, Peacock, King Cobra, Banyan tree, mango, The Ganges and lotus are the natural national symbols.

• The constitutional Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as the national flag on 22nd July 1947.

• The National Flag, the National emblem, the National Anthem and the National song etc., are the other national symbols.

• Independence Day, Republic day, Gandhi Jayanthi are our important National festivals.

ICT CORNER

Symbols of India and Indian States

Let us learn about The Constitution of India

Step 1: Go to play store and install “National symbols” App.

Step 2: Open the app. Click any national symbol like National Flag , National Bird etc. to know more about the symbol.

Step 3: Click the Back button and scroll below to see “States “. Select states and click Tamil Nadu for instance.

Step 4: Now you can see the symbols about Tamil Nadu.

URL::

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cdac.symbol