{"id":27888,"date":"2024-02-17T11:01:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T11:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=27888"},"modified":"2024-02-23T04:35:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T04:35:28","slug":"upsc-prelims-2023-question-91","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2023-question-91\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2023 &#8211; Question 91"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-prelims-test-series?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Blog-%20PTS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Prelims-Test-Series-eng-and-hindi-1280\u00d7330.svg\" alt=\"UPSC Prelims Mock Test - ECONOMY 2\" class=\"wp-image-24924\" width=\"779\" height=\"199\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e2613575590\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e2613575590\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2023-question-91\/#Q91_With_reference_to_Home_Guards_consider_the_following_statements\" title=\"Q91. With reference to Home Guards, consider the following statements:&nbsp;\">Q91. With reference to Home Guards, consider the following statements:&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2023-question-91\/#Correct_Answer_Option_b\" title=\"Correct Answer: Option (b)&nbsp;\">Correct Answer: Option (b)&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q91_With_reference_to_Home_Guards_consider_the_following_statements\"><\/span>Q91. With reference to Home Guards, consider the following statements:&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Home Guards are raised under the Home Guards Act and Rules of the Central Government.&nbsp;<br>2. The role of the Home Guards is to serve as an auxiliary force to the police in maintenance of internal security.&nbsp;<br>3. To prevent infiltration on the international border\/coastal areas, the Border Wing Home Guards Battalions have been raised in some states.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>How many of the above statements are correct?&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>(a) Only one &nbsp;<br>(b) Only two&nbsp;<br>(c) All three &nbsp;<br>(d) None&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Correct_Answer_Option_b\"><\/span>Correct Answer: Option (b)&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Home Guards are raised under the Home Guards Act and Rules of the States\/Union Territories. They are recruited from all classes of people and walks of life, who give their spare time to the organization for the betterment of the community. Hence, statement 1 is not correct.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The role of Home Guards is to serve as an auxiliary Force to the Police in the maintenance of internal security situations and help the community in any kind of emergency such as an air raid, fire, cyclone, earthquake, epidemic etc. Hence, statement 2 is correct.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Fifteen Border Wing Home Guards (BWHG) Battalions have been raised in the border States viz. Punjab (6 Bns.), Rajasthan (4 Bns.), Gujarat (2 Bns.), and one each Battalion for Meghalaya, Tripura and West Bengal to serve as an auxiliary to Border Security Force for preventing infiltration on the international border\/coastal areas. 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