Consider the following statements about National Security Guard (NSG) 1. NSG was set up in the year 198>4. 2. Hostage rescue missions and counter hi jack operations are its primary tasks. Which of the statements given above is/ are correct ?

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Q: 16 (CDS-I/2007)
Consider the following statements about National Security Guard (NSG)
1. NSG was set up in the year 198>4.
2. Hostage rescue missions and counter hi jack operations are its primary tasks.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct ?

question_subject: 

General Knowledge

question_exam: 

CDS-I

stats: 

0,8,14,6,5,8,3

keywords: 

{'hostage rescue missions': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'national security guard': [0, 0, 1, 2], 'primary tasks': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'nsg': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'jack operations': [0, 0, 1, 0]}

The correct answer is option 3 - Both 1 and 2.

Statement 1 states that the National Security Guard (NSG) was set up in the year 1984, and this is correct. The NSG was established in 1984 as a federal contingency force to combat terrorist activities in India.

Statement 2 states that hostage rescue missions and counter hi-jack operations are its primary tasks, and this is also correct. The NSG is specifically trained and equipped to handle various counter-terrorism operations, including hostage rescue missions and response to hi-jack situations.

Therefore, both statements are correct, and option 3 is the correct answer.

Alert - correct answer should be option- 3