With reference to Home Guards, consider the following statements :
- 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 Guards Battalions have been raised in some States.
How many of the above statements are correct?
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Answer: B. Statement 1 is wrong: Home Guards are raised under the Home Guards Acts and Rules of the States and Union Territories, not a central law. Statement 2 is correct: they serve as an auxiliary force to the police in maintaining internal security. Statement 3 is correct: Border Wing Home Guards battalions exist in border States like Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat and West Bengal. So only two.
Watch for: The Union Home Ministry funds and guides Home Guards, but the laws are State laws.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because statements 2 and 3 are correct.
- C. Wrong because Home Guards are raised under State laws.
- D. Wrong because statements 2 and 3 are correct.
Source to check: Ministry of Home Affairs, Directorate General Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards website (dgfscdhg.gov.in)
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