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*Assam Rifles is otherwise known as
Ans : “The sentinels of the North-East”
*The headquarters of Assam Rifles
Ans : Shillong (Meghalaya)
*The old name of Assam Rifles was
Ans : ‘Cachar Levy’
*The name Assam Rifles was adopted in
Ans : 1917
*The main aim of Assam Rifles is to control insurgencies in north-eastern region and guards the India
Ans : Myanmar Border
Rashtriya Rifles
*Rashtriya Rifles was formed in 1990.
*The force is deployed to tackle the terrorist activities in Jammu Kashmir.
*The person who worked for the establishment of Rashtriya Rifles
Ans : Gen. B.C. Joshi
Coast Guard
*Indian Coast Guard was set up in
Ans : 18th August, 1978
*Indian Coast Guard was formed to protect the maritime and other national interests in the maritime zones of India.
*Coast Guard was established on the recommendation of Rustamji Committee.
*Coast Guard is the part of Indian Armed Forces.
*The headquarters of Indian Coast Guard
Ans : New Delhi
*India’s first Coast Guard Academy would be set up at
Ans : Azheekal (Kannur)
Home Guards
*The Indian Home Guard is a Paramilitary Police Force.
*Home Guards are recruited from various cross-sections of the Civil Society such as professionals, college students, agricultural and Industrial workers etc.
*Home Gurards was established in
Ans : 1946.
*It was reorganised in 1962.
Territorial Army
*Territorial Army is a voluntary, part time force, not professional soldiers, but civilians, who wish to assist on the defence of the country.
*Territorial Army Act was passed in
Ans : 1948
*Territorial Army was formally inaugurated on
Ans : 9th October 1949
>First Cricketer -Kapil Dev
Second Cricketer -M.S. Dhoni
First Shooter-Abhinav Bindra
First Film Actor-Mohanlal
First Cabinet Minister - Sachin Pilot
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
*India’s largest Central Armed Police Force
Ans : CRPF
*CRPF was formed on
Ans : 27th July 1939.
*CRPF became the Central Reserve Police Force on enactment of the CRPF Act on 28 December 1949.
Motto
*The motto of CRPF
Ans : "Service and Loyalty"
*Central armed police forces is the parent agency of CRPF.
*CRPF was formerly known as
Ans : Crown Representatives Police
*An elite CRPF unit tasked to provide armed protection to Parliament House
Ans : Parliament Duty Group
*Specialised agency of CRPF formed to protect environment
Ans : ‘Green Force’
*The first woman to get ‘ Ashok Chakra’ posthumously is
Ans : Kamalesh Kumari (constable of CRPF)
*World’s first women paramilitary battalion
Ans : ‘88 Mahila Battalion’ (CRPF, 1986).
*The Head quarters of 88 Mahila Battalion is in
Ans : New Delhi
*CRPF includes the Rapid Action Force (RAF) and the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), an anti-naxalite force. CoBRA force are specifically trained in guerilla warfare.
*Specialised wing of the CRPF
Ans : Rapid Action force (RAF)
*Rapid Action Force was established in
Ans : 11th December 1991
*Rapid Action Force became fully operational in October 1992.
Motto
*The motto of RAF
Ans : “Serving Humanity with Sensitive Policing”
*It deals with riots and related unrest.
*The headquarters of RAF
Ans : New Delhi
Border Security Force (BSF)
*The primary role of BSF is to guard the land borders of the country during peace time except in the mountains
*Border Security Force (BSF) was established
on
Ans : 1st December 1965 (after the Indo- Pak war in 1965)
National Cadet Corps (NCC)
*Predecessor of NCC
Ans : University Corps (1917)
*NCC was formed on
Ans : 15 July 1948
*Head quarters of NCC
Ans : New Delhi
*NCC was formed by the recommendation of the Committee
Ans : H.N. Kunzru Committee
*The Prime Minister who inauguarated the first NCC Unit
Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru
*Motto of NCC
Ans : Unity and Discipline
*NCC day is observed on
Ans : Fourth Sunday of November
CoBRA
*CoBRA is also known as
Ans : Jungle Warriors
*The motto of CoBRA
Ans : “Glory or Death”
*The headquarters of CoBRA force
Ans : New Delhi
