Which among the following represent the correct colours of five intertwined rings on the Olympic Flag?
Blue, White, Black, Green and Red
Blue, Yellow, Black, Green and Red
Purple, Yellow, Black, Green and Red
Blue, Yellow, Black, Green and Brown
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UPSC Combined Section Officer – 2019-20
– The rings are placed against a white background.
– These five rings represent the five inhabited continents of the world (the Americas are considered as one continent, as are Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania), united by Olympism.
– The colours were chosen by Baron Pierre de Coubertin in 1912 because at least one of these six colours (including the white background) was present in the national flag of every competing nation at the time.