{"id":93351,"date":"2025-06-01T11:48:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93351"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:48:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:48:56","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-fuses-are-correct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-fuses-are-correct\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements with regard to fuses are correct ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements with regard to fuses are correct ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Fuses are simple switches required to activate an explosive device<\/li>\n<li>2. The three main types of fuses are time delay, physical action, and environment<\/li>\n<li>3. Good example of time delay fuses are chemical pencils<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option2=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#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 CISF-AC-EXE &#8211; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">The correct option is A, as statements 1, 2, and 3 are all correct regarding fuses.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">Statement 1 is correct: Fuses initiate explosive devices, acting as a switch to trigger the main charge. Statement 2 is correct: Fuses are broadly categorized by their activation mechanism, including time delay (activated after a set period), physical action (activated by pressure, pull, etc.), and environment (activated by changes in light, temperature, etc.). Statement 3 is correct: Chemical pencils are a type of improvised time-delay fuse where a chemical reaction eats through a restraining material over time, releasing a firing pin or activating mechanism.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">Fuses are critical components in ordnance and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), determining when and how the device functions. Understanding different types of fuses is important for counter-terrorism and bomb disposal operations.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements with regard to fuses are correct ? 1. Fuses are simple switches required to activate an explosive device 2. The three main types of fuses are time delay, physical action, and environment 3. Good example of time delay fuses are chemical pencils Select the correct answer using the code given &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which of the following statements with regard to fuses are correct ?\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-fuses-are-correct\/#more-93351\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which of the following statements with regard to fuses are correct ?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1089],"tags":[1105,1225],"class_list":["post-93351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cisf-ac-exe","tag-1105","tag-defence-technology","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Which of the following statements with regard to fuses are correct ?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct option is A, as statements 1, 2, and 3 are all correct regarding fuses. 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Statement 2 is correct: Fuses are broadly categorized by their activation mechanism, including time delay (activated after a set period), physical action (activated by pressure, pull, etc.), and environment (activated by changes in light, temperature, etc.). 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Statement 1 is correct: Fuses initiate explosive devices, acting as a switch to trigger the main charge. Statement 2 is correct: Fuses are broadly categorized by their activation mechanism, including time delay (activated after a set period), physical action (activated by pressure, pull, etc.), and environment (activated by changes in light, temperature, etc.). Statement 3 is correct: Chemical pencils are a type of improvised time-delay fuse where a chemical reaction eats through a restraining material over time, releasing a firing pin or activating mechanism.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-fuses-are-correct\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Which of the following statements with regard to fuses are correct ?","og_description":"The correct option is A, as statements 1, 2, and 3 are all correct regarding fuses. Statement 1 is correct: Fuses initiate explosive devices, acting as a switch to trigger the main charge. Statement 2 is correct: Fuses are broadly categorized by their activation mechanism, including time delay (activated after a set period), physical action (activated by pressure, pull, etc.), and environment (activated by changes in light, temperature, etc.). 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