{"id":93565,"date":"2025-06-01T11:52:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93565"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:52:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:52:57","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-about-the-agniveer-scheme-for-indi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-the-agniveer-scheme-for-indi\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements about the \u2018Agniveer\u2019 scheme for Indi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about the \u2018Agniveer\u2019 scheme for Indian youth to serve in the armed forces :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Aspirants will be appointed on the contract basis for a period of four years.<\/li>\n<li>2. Young people in the age group of 18-22 years can join.<\/li>\n<li>3. The age limit was later increased to 23 years for the first batch of the aspirants.<\/li>\n<li>4. Up to 20% of each batch will be enrolled as regular cadre.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the above statements are not correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2&#8243; option2=&#8221;2 and 3&#8243; option3=&#8221;1 and 4&#8243; option4=&#8221;2 and 4&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#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 Combined Section Officer &#8211; 2019-20<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-combined-section-officer-2019-20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-combined-section-officer-2019-20\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct option is D. Statements 2 and 4 are not correct about the &#8216;Agniveer&#8217; scheme (Agnipath scheme).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The Agnipath scheme recruits personnel below the rank of commissioned officers into the three services of the Indian Armed Forces. Recruits under this scheme are known as &#8216;Agniveers&#8217;.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 1: Aspirants will be appointed on the contract basis for a period of four years. This is correct. Agniveers are enrolled for a service period of four years, which includes training period.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 2: Young people in the age group of 18-22 years can join. This is incorrect. The eligible age range for prospective Agniveers is 17.5 years to 21 years.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 3: The age limit was later increased to 23 years for the first batch of the aspirants. This is correct. Due to protests and considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recruitment, the government announced a one-time relaxation in the upper age limit to 23 years for the recruitment cycle of 2022.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 4: Up to 20% of each batch will be enrolled as regular cadre. This is incorrect. After the completion of the four-year tenure, up to 25% of each batch of Agniveers may be absorbed into the regular cadre based on organizational requirements and their performance during the four years.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Agnipath scheme aims to create a youthful profile of the Armed Forces and provides an opportunity for youth to serve the country. Those not absorbed into the regular cadre after four years will receive a &#8216;Seva Nidhi&#8217; package and skills certifications to help them in civilian life.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about the \u2018Agniveer\u2019 scheme for Indian youth to serve in the armed forces : 1. Aspirants will be appointed on the contract basis for a period of four years. 2. Young people in the age group of 18-22 years can join. 3. The age limit was later increased to 23 years &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements about the \u2018Agniveer\u2019 scheme for Indi\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-the-agniveer-scheme-for-indi\/#more-93565\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements about the \u2018Agniveer\u2019 scheme for Indi<\/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":[1090],"tags":[1483,1099,1172],"class_list":["post-93565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-combined-section-officer","tag-2019-20","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","tag-the-governance-system","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>Consider the following statements about the \u2018Agniveer\u2019 scheme for Indi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct option is D. 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