2018 · Q102
Consider the following statements about Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP):
- 1ITBP was raised in 1962.
- 2ITBP is basically a mountain trained force.
- 3ITBP replaced Assam Rifles in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in 2004-2005 for border guarding duty.
- 4ITBP presently has 52 service battalions.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
General KnowledgeDefence and Security
- A1, 2 and 4 only
- B3 and 4 only
- C1, 2, 3 and 4
- D1, 2 and 3 only
Explanation
The ITBP was raised in 1962 in the wake of the Chinese aggression (1 correct), is a mountain-trained border force (2 correct) and replaced the Assam Rifles in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in 2004–2005 (3 correct). But it then had 56 service battalions, not 52 (4 incorrect). Hence 1, 2 and 3 only.