Polity Miscellaneous (Part-III)

📆 October 25, 2024

Total Questions: 34

1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009]

List-I	List-II
(a) Apico Aandolan	P. Hegde
(b) Chipco Aandolan	S.L. Bahuguna
(c) Narmada Bachao Aandolan	Medha Patkar
(d) Silent Valley Aandolan	Baba Aamte

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:Baba Aamte was associated with the conservation of Wildlife and Narmada Bachao Aandolan, but in the context of Silent Valley Movement, Dr. Salim Ali's name remained in the limelight.

2. To whom the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is military advisor on Tri-services matters? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

(a) President of India
(b) Prime Minister of India
(c) Defence Minister of India
(d) Home Minister of India

Correct Answer: (c) Defence Minister of India

Solution:Chief of Defence Staff is military advisor to Defence Minister of India on Tri-Service matters. The first CDS Late General Bipin Rawat took office on 1 January, 2020 and Incumbent CDS is General Anil Chauhan.

3. What is not true in reference to Chief of Defence Staff? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

(a) Maximum age limit for this post is 65 years
(b) He is permanent Chairman of Chief of Staff Committee
(c) He is Chairman of Defence Acquisition Council
(d) He is member of Defence Planning Committee

Correct Answer: (c) He is Chairman of Defence Acquisition Council

Solution:

The maximum age limit to Chief of Defence Staff post is 65 years. He is permanent Chairman of Chief of Staff Committee and he is member of Defence Planning Committee. However Defence Minister is Chairman of Defence Acquisition Council and National Security Advisor (NSA) is Chairman of Defence Planning Committee.

4. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]

(a) Southern Air-Command - Thiruvananthpuram
(b) Eastern Naval Command - Vishakhapatnam
(c) Armoured Corps Centre and School - Jabalpur
(d) Army Medical Centre and School - Lucknow

Correct Answer: (c) Armoured Corps Centre and School - Jabalpur

Solution:Armoured Corps Centre and School is situated in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra not in Jabalpur (M.P.) So the pair in option (c) is incorrect while the remaining others are correctly matched.

5. In Indian Navy, the equivalent of an army lieutenant colonel is: [R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2003]

(a) Commodore
(b) Captain
(c) Commander
(d) Lieutenant Commander

Correct Answer: (c) Commander

Solution:The different ranks of the Indian Army are as follows -

Indian Army	Indian Navy	Indian Air Force
General	Admiral	Air Chief Marshal
Lieutenant	Vice-Admiral	Air Marshal
General
Major General	Rear Admiral	Air Vice Marshal
Brigadier	Commodore	Air Commodore
Colonel	Captain	Group Captain
Lieutenant	Commander	Wing Commander
Colonel
Major	Lieutenant	Squadron Leader
Captain	Commander	Flight Lieutenant
Lieutenant	Sub-Lieutenant	Flying Officer

6. The number of operational commands of the Indian Army is (as of June 1999): [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]

(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 3

Correct Answer: (c) 6

Solution:The operational commands of Indian Army as of June 1999, were 5 which are 6 at present. These are as follows:

Command	Headquarters
Western Command	Chandi Mandir, Chandigarh
Eastern Command	Kolkata
Northern Command	Udhampur (J & K)
Southern Command	Pune
Central Command	Lucknow
South Western Command	Jaipur (functional from August 15, 2005)

7. Border Security Force came into existence in: [48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

(a) 1965
(b) 1970
(c) 1910
(d) 1950

Correct Answer: (a) 1965

Solution:The Border Security Force was raised on 1 December, 1965. It is a specialized and centrally controlled security force which is armed and trained to man International Border with Pakistan. The headquarter of BSF is in Delhi.

8. Border Security Force (BSF) is responsible for guarding on borders of which countries? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) - 2018]

(a) Pakistan and Nepal
(b) Pakistan and Bhutan
(c) Pakistan and Bangladesh
(d) Pakistan and China

Correct Answer: (c) Pakistan and Bangladesh

Solution:The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) commonly known as Paramilitary forces guard the six different international borders.

Border Security Force (BSF) - Indo-Pakistan & Indo-Bangladesh Border.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) - Indo-China Border
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) - Indo-Nepal and Indo Bhutan Border
Assam Rifles - Indo-China and Indo-Myanmar Border.

9. With reference to Home Guards, consider the following statements: [I.A.S. (Pre.) 2023]

1. Home Guards are raised under the Home Guards Act and Rules of the Central Government.

2. The role of the Home Guards is to serve as an auxiliary force to the police in maintenance of internal security.

3. To prevent infiltration on the international border/coastal areas, the Border Wing Home Guard Battalions have been raised in some States.

How many of the above statements are correct?

(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

Correct Answer: (b) Only two

Solution:Home Guards are a voluntary force to assist the police in controlling civil disturbance and communal riots. They are raised by the State governments under State Acts. Thus the Central Government does not directly raise Home Guards. Hence, Statement 1 is incorrect. In addition to assisting the police maintain internal security, home guards can also assist the community in times of emergency such as air raids, fires, cyclones, earthquakes, and epidemics. Various Border Wing Home Guards (BWHG) Battalions have been raised in the border States viz. Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Tripura and West Bengal to serve as an auxiliary to Border Security Force for preventing infiltration on the international border/coastal areas. Hence Statement 2 and 3 are correct.

10. Internal Security Academy is located at – [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Mount Abu
(b) Nasik
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Pune

Correct Answer: (a) Mount Abu

Solution:The Internal Security Academy was established under the aegis of Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India at Mount Abu (a hill station in the Aravalli Range in Rajasthan).

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