Who was the first Indian to raise the National Flag?

Q. Who was the first Indian to raise the National Flag?

(a) Sardar Patel

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Annie Besant

(d) Madam Cama

Ans: (d) Madam Cama

Explanation: The first Indian to raise the National Flag was Madam Cama (also known as Madame Bhikaji Cama). Madam Cama was a prominent Indian independence activist and a member of the Indian National Congress. She unfurled the first version of the Indian National Flag on August 22, 1907, at the International Socialist Conference held in Stuttgart, Germany. The flag she raised had green, saffron, and red stripes with Vande Mataram written in the center. Madam Cama’s act of hoisting the flag symbolized the growing spirit of Indian nationalism and the struggle for independence.