The first national flag of India is said to have hoisted at _______ in 1906.

The correct answer is Kolkata.

Key Points

• The first national flag in India is said to have been hoisted on 7th August 1906.
• It was hoisted in the Parsee Bagan Square (Green Park) in Kolkata.
• The flag was composed of three horizontal strips of red, yellow and green.
• The second flag was hoisted by Madame Bhikaji Cama in 1907 at Stuttgart, Germany.
• The third flag was hoisted in 1917.

Important Points

• A resolution was passed adopting a tricolour flag as our national flag in 1931.
• The constituent assembly adopted the national flag on 22nd July 1947. 
• The shape of the National Flag of India shall be rectangular.
• The ratio of length to width(height) of the flag shall be 3:2.

Additional Information

• India's national flag is a tricolour panel made up of three rectangular panels or sub-panels of equal widths
  • The top panel of the national flag is India saffron (Kesaria) and that of the bottom is India green.
  • The middle panel is white.
  • The centre of the white panel consists of an Ashoka Chakra in navy blue colour with 24 equally spaced spokes.