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The Words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from :-

  1. Ramayana

  2. Mundak Upanishad

  3. Rigveda

  4. Atharvaveda
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Explanation

'Satyameva Jayate' (Truth alone triumphs) is taken from the Mundak Upanishad, one of the ancient Hindu philosophical texts. It was adopted as India's national motto and appears below the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath, used as the national emblem.

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