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UPSC 2023: With reference to Home Guards, consider the following statements: 1. Home Guards are raised under the Home Guards Act and Rules of the Central Government. 2. The role of the Home Guards is to serve as an auxiliary force to the police in maintenance of internal security. 3. To prevent infiltration on the international border/coastal areas, the Border Wing Home Guards Battalions have been raised in some States. How many of the above statements are correct?
(a)Only one
(b)Only two
(c)All three
(d)None
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Only two
Home Guards are constituted under the respective State/UT Home-Guards Acts and Rules, not under any central Act; so Statement 1 is incorrect. They are indeed an auxiliary force that assists the police in maintaining internal security (Statement 2 correct). Specialized Border-Wing Home Guard battalions exist in several border/coastal States to help prevent infiltration (Statement 3 correct). Therefore, exactly two statements are correct. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Guard_%28India%29?utm_source=openai))
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