AFCAT II 2011 Solved Paper

The Lion Capital of Ashoka is a sculpture of four Indianlions standing back to back, on an elaborate base that includes other animals. A graphic representation of itwas adopted as the official Emblem of India in 1950. Itwas originally placed atop the Ashoka pillar at theimportant Buddhist site of Sarnath by the EmperorAshoka, in about 250 BCE