UPSC PRELIMS · POLITY · INTERNAL SECURITY — HOME GUARDS
With reference to Home Guards, consid~r 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?
Take a breath. Choose one. Press A–D on your keyboard if you like.
EXPLANATION
Home Guards are raised under State laws/rules, not a Central Home Guards Act; they assist police in internal security, and Border Wing Home Guards exist in some States. Hence statements 2 and 3 are correct.
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