Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
- In AK-47 Rifle, we use 7.62 mm ammunition
- INSAS Rifles use ammunition of 5.56 mm
- INSAS Rifle is shorter than AK-47 Rifle
- AK-47 Rifle is heavier than INSAS Rifle
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1 only
1 and 2 only
3 only
2 and 4 only
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This question was previously asked in
UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2023
Statement 2: The INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) rifle uses 5.56x45mm NATO ammunition. This statement is correct.
Statement 3: The INSAS rifle (typically around 960mm) is generally longer than the standard fixed-stock AK-47 rifle (around 870mm). Therefore, this statement is incorrect.
Statement 4: The original milled-receiver AK-47 (~4.3 kg) is slightly heavier than the INSAS rifle (~4.15 kg with empty magazine). However, the more common stamped-receiver AKM (~3.1 kg) is significantly lighter than the INSAS. Without specifying the variant, the statement “AK-47 Rifle is heavier than INSAS Rifle” is not universally true and thus considered incorrect in this context, especially compared to common variants like the AKM. Given that statements 1 and 2 are definitively correct, and option B combines them, it implies that statements 3 and 4 are considered incorrect.