Answer:
(i)
As the national movement developed, nationalist leaders became more and more
aware of such icons and symbols in unifying people and inspiring in them a
feeling of nationalism.
(ii) During the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal, a tricolour flag (red, green
and yellow) was designed.
(iii) It had eight lotuses representing eight provinces of
British India, and a crescent moon, representing Hindus and Muslims.
(iv) By 1921, Gandhiji had designed the swaraj flag. It
was again a tricolor (red, green, white) and had a spinning wheel in the centre
representing the Gandhian ideal of self-help.
(v) Carrying the flag holding it aloft during marches
became a symbol of defiance.
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