With reference to Assam Rifles, consider the following statements:1.It is primarily responsible for guarding India's land borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh.2.It is India’s oldest paramilitary force.3.The administrative control of the force is with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) but its operational control is with the Indian Army, which is under the Ministry of Defence (MoD).4. It was involved in the Sino-Indian war of 1962.Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q. With reference to Assam Rifles, consider the following statements:
1.It is primarily responsible for guarding India’s land borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh.
2.It is India’s oldest paramilitary force.
3.The administrative control of the force is with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) but its operational control is with the Indian Army, which is under the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
4.It was involved in the Sino-Indian war of 1962..
Which of the statements given above are correct?

[A] 1, 2 and 3 only

[B] 2 and 4 only

[C] 1, 3 and 4 only

[D] 2, 3 and 4 only

Answer: D

Notes:

Explanation –

Statements 1 is incorrect. Assam Rifles are tasked with maintaining law and order in the Northeast along with the Indian Army. It also guards the Indo-Myanmar border. It has dual role.

Statements 2, 3 and 4 are correct. It is India’s oldest paramilitary force. It was formed in 1835 as a militia called the ‘Cachar Levy’ to primarily protect British Tea estates and their settlements against tribal raids. The administrative control of the force is with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) but its operational control is with the Indian Army, which is under the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Assam Rifles has gone on to fight in two World Wars, the Sino-Indian war of 1962.

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