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 the 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?
✓ Correct answer: b) Only two
ExplanationStatement 1 is incorrect: Home Guards are raised under the Home Guards Act and Rules of the States/Union Territories.The Ministry of Home Affairs provides policy guidance, but the implementation is state-specific.Statement 2 is correct: The role of Home Guards is to serve as an auxiliary Force to the police in the maintenance of internal security situations, help the community in any kind of emergency such as an air raid, fire, cyclone, earthquake, epidemic etc., help in the maintenance of essential services, promote communal harmony and assist the administration in protecting weaker sections, participate in socio- economic and welfare activities and perform Civil Defence duties.Statement 3 is correct: Fifteen Border Wing Home Guards (BWHG) Battalions (Bns) have been raised in the border States viz. Punjab (6 Bns.), Rajasthan (4 Bns.), Gujarat (2 Bns.) and one each Battalion for Meghalaya, Tripura and West Bengal to serve as an auxiliary to Border Security Force for preventing infiltration on the international border/coastal areas, guarding of Vital Areas/ Vital Points and lines o
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