{"id":92068,"date":"2025-06-01T11:13:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=92068"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:13:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:13:13","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-2-the-role-of-the-home-guards-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-2-the-role-of-the-home-guards-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\n  2. The role of the Home Guards is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2. The role of the Home Guards is to serve as an auxiliary force to the police in maintenance of internal security.<\/li>\n<li>3. To prevent infiltration on the international border\/coastal areas, the Border Wing Home Guards Battalions have been raised in some States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How many of the above statements are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Only one&#8221; option2=&#8221;Only two&#8221; option3=&#8221;All three&#8221; option4=&#8221;None&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is B) Only two.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 2 is correct: The Home Guards is a voluntary auxiliary force established under the Home Guards Act, 1960. Its role is to serve as an auxiliary to the police force and assist in maintaining internal security, aiding the administration in emergencies, and performing other duties as assigned.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is correct: Border Wing Home Guards Battalions have been raised in border states like Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Jammu &#038; Kashmir to prevent infiltration on the international border and coastal areas, working alongside central and state forces.<br \/>\nAssuming the question intended to ask about the correctness of the provided statements 2 and 3, both are factually correct descriptions of the Home Guards&#8217; roles.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Home Guards organization is a volunteer citizen force that supplements the regular police force and renders services in times of emergency. They are raised in States and Union Territories under the Home Guards Act.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements: 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? &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements:\n  2. The role of the Home Guards is\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-2-the-role-of-the-home-guards-is\/#more-92068\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements:<br \/>\n  2. 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Its role is to serve as an auxiliary to the police force and assist in maintaining internal security, aiding the administration in emergencies, and performing other duties as assigned. Statement 3 is correct: Border Wing Home Guards Battalions have been raised in border states like Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Jammu &amp; Kashmir to prevent infiltration on the international border and coastal areas, working alongside central and state forces. 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