Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched, as per the Central Industrial Security Force Amendment Act, 1983 ?
Senior Security Guard : Naik
Chief Security Officer : Commandant
Head Security Guard : Constable
Security Officer : Assistant Commandant
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2022
– In the context of CISF ranks (including those potentially used or referred to around the time of the 1983 amendment), Head Security Guard was generally considered equivalent to Head Constable. Naik was a rank typically above Constable and possibly equivalent to Senior Constable or lower than Head Constable. Security Officer is usually a gazetted officer rank, equivalent to Assistant Commandant. Chief Security Officer is often a senior rank or position.
– Comparing the options:
– A) Senior Security Guard : Naik – Plausible equivalence as both are above Constable.
– B) Chief Security Officer : Commandant – While a Commandant might hold the position of Chief Security Officer, they are not typically direct rank equivalents in the general structure. However, less definitively incorrect than C.
– C) Head Security Guard : Constable – Incorrect. Head Security Guard is equivalent to Head Constable, which is a rank significantly higher than Constable.
– D) Security Officer : Assistant Commandant – Plausible and common equivalence for entry-level gazetted officer rank.
– Therefore, the pair Head Security Guard : Constable is not correctly matched.
– Historically, ‘Naik’ and ‘Head Security Guard’ were ranks used, with Head Security Guard being equivalent to Head Constable. Equating Head Security Guard to the lowest rank, Constable, is incorrect.