Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :

List I
(Old designation)
List II
(Revised designation
As per CISF
(Amendment) Act,
1983)
A. Security Guard1. Naik
B. Security Officer2. Constable
C. Head Security Guard3. Head Constable
D. Senior Security Guard4. Assistant Commandant
2 4 3 1
2 3 4 1
1 3 4 2
1 4 3 2
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2023
The correct answer is A) 2 4 3 1. The revised designations as per CISF (Amendment) Act, 1983 correspond to the old designations as follows: Security Guard (Old) -> Constable (Revised), Security Officer (Old) -> Assistant Commandant (Revised), Head Security Guard (Old) -> Head Constable (Revised), Senior Security Guard (Old) -> Naik (Revised).
The CISF (Amendment) Act, 1983 introduced revised designations aligning them more closely with standard paramilitary/police ranks, reflecting a restructuring of the force’s hierarchy.
The hierarchy in paramilitary/police forces typically moves from Constable, Naik, Head Constable, Assistant Sub-Inspector/Sub-Inspector, Inspector, and then officer ranks like Assistant Commandant. The mapping reflects the old ranks being replaced by corresponding standard ranks. Security Guard was the entry-level rank (Constable), Head Security Guard was a supervisory non-gazetted rank (Head Constable), Senior Security Guard was between these (Naik), and Security Officer was an officer rank (Assistant Commandant).