2025 · Q38
Which one among the following statements about the Department of Defence (DoD) is not correct?
- aIt is headed by the Defence Secretary.
- bIt deals with defence policy and planning.
- cIt facilitates the restructuring of military commands for optimal utilization of resources.
- dIt is responsible for defence cooperation with foreign countries.
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- AIt is headed by the Defence Secretary.
- BIt deals with defence policy and planning.
- CIt facilitates the restructuring of military commands for optimal utilization of resources.
- DIt is responsible for defence cooperation with foreign countries.
Explanation
The Department of Defence is headed by the Defence Secretary and deals with defence policy and planning as well as defence cooperation with foreign countries, so statements (a), (b) and (d) are correct. The restructuring of military commands for optimal utilisation of resources — theatre commands — is the mandate of the Department of Military Affairs headed by the Chief of Defence Staff, created in 2020. Hence statement (c) is the not-correct one.