What are the duties of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) as Head of the Department of Military Affairs ? 1. Permanent Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee 2. Exercise military command over the three Service Chiefs 3. Principal Military Advisor to Defence Minister on all tri-service matters Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Shows a general rule: the minister (or minister of state) in charge acts as chairman of consultative committees attached to that ministry/department.

A student could extend this pattern to ask whether the head of a defence-related department (here the CDS as head of DMA) similarly chairs inter-service bodies linked to that department.

Repeats the rule that the political head of a ministry/department normally functions as chairman of committees attached to that ministry.

Use this as an analogy to test if administrative/functional heads (like CDS) are given analogous chairmanships of defence committees, or whether chairmanship is reserved for service chiefs or a political minister.

States that each House secretariat is headed by a permanent officer appointed by the presiding officer, illustrating that some institutional heads are explicitly designated as 'permanent' officers.

A student could use this example of 'permanent' institutional office-holders to ask whether the CDS/DMA post is similarly codified as a permanent chair of the Chiefs of Staff Committee in official rules or notifications.

Lists senior military ranks and high-level posts together, indicating there are formal lists/rules specifying roles and ranks for key positions.

A student could look for an analogous formal list or government order that specifies who chairs the Chiefs of Staff Committee (e.g., names/ranks), and see whether CDS appears there as 'permanent chairman'.

States the President is the 'supreme commander' of the defence forces and appoints the chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force — establishes who constitutionally holds ultimate command/appointment authority.

A student could use this to infer that any operational/constitutional command over Service Chiefs would be subordinate to or derived from the President (and thus check whether CDS has delegated constitutional command or only advisory/administrative roles).

Notes the President acts on the advice of the Council of Ministers, emphasizing civilian political control over defence powers vested in the President.

Combine with knowledge of civilian control to question whether a military post (CDS) would be given independent command authority over Service Chiefs or likely function within the executive's (government) chain of command.

Distinguishes the permanent executive (civil bureaucracy) from the military service, underscoring separate chains and roles for civil and military administration.

A student could extend this to consider whether the CDS — a military office within a departmental structure — is more likely to have coordination/administrative roles than direct command over service hierarchies.

Gives an example phrase 'a military officer commanding the station' as a defined command role within military administration.

Use this concrete example of a recognized 'commanding' post to contrast with the CDS title; a student could check whether the CDS position is described similarly (i.e., 'commanding') in official documents or is framed as coordination/advisory.

Mentions 'members of defence services or persons holding military posts', indicating categorical separation and nomenclature for military positions.

A student could look up formal classifications of 'military posts' to see whether the CDS is listed among command posts or as a departmental head distinct from Service command roles.

Shows the President is supreme commander and appoints service chiefs, indicating a formal chain and constitutional role for top military leadership.

A student could combine this with knowledge that a CDS is a senior military post to ask whether that post has been given formal advisory duties to the Defence Minister.

Explains that members of the defence services hold office under Article 310 (‘pleasure of the President’), highlighting how senior military appointments are embedded in constitutional/administrative rules.

One could use this to check whether the CDS (a defence service officer) is established by a statute/notification that defines advisory functions to the Defence Minister.

Table of precedence entry mentions 'any other Minister in the Ministry of Defence for defence matters', pointing to the existence of specific ministerial roles for defence affairs and the special treatment of defence-related portfolios.

A student can combine this with knowledge of the Department of Military Affairs to see if a designated military head (CDS) is linked administratively as the principal advisor to those ministers.

Describes the 'principal channel' / 'principal' role (Chief Minister as principal channel to Governor), providing a pattern of how 'principal' is used to denote primary adviser/communicator in constitutional/administrative contexts.

Using this pattern, a student might infer that the phrase 'Principal Military Advisor' would imply a similar formal communication/advice role and then look for rules/notifications conferring that status on the CDS.