Consider the following statements about Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) : 1. ITBP was raised in 196 2. 2. ITBP is basically a mountain trained force. 3. ITBP replaced Assam Rifles in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in 2004-2005 for border guarding duty. 4.

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Q: 102 (CDS-I/2018)
Consider the following statements about Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) :
1. ITBP was raised in 196
2.
2. ITBP is basically a mountain trained force.
3. ITBP replaced Assam Rifles in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in 2004-2005 for border guarding duty.
4. ITBP presently has 52 service battalions.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

CDS-I

stats: 

0,12,25,18,2,12,5

keywords: 

{'tibetan border police': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'service battalions': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'assam rifles': [0, 0, 0, 5], 'arunachal pradesh': [12, 0, 8, 12], 'itbp': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'indo': [8, 1, 6, 20], 'border': [5, 0, 7, 10]}

The correct option is option 3 - 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Statement 1 is correct. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was raised on 24th October 1962 under the CRPF Act for guarding the Indo-Tibetan Border.

Statement 2 is correct. ITBP is indeed a mountain trained force. It is primarily responsible for border security along the India-China border in the mountainous regions.

Statement 3 is correct. ITBP replaced the Assam Rifles in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in 2004-2005 for border guarding duty. This decision was taken keeping in mind ITBP`s specialization in mountain warfare.

Statement 4 is correct. ITBP presently has 52 service battalions. These battalions are deployed for border guarding duties, internal security, counter-insurgency operations, and other assignments as per requirements.

Therefore, all the given statements (1, 2, 3, and 4) are correct.