UPSC 2014 CDS II GK Paper

Among the given statements, only Assam Rifles is the paramilitaryforce of India. The Indian Coast Guard is an Armed Force of India. Itoperates under the Ministry of Defence. The Directorate Generalof Resettlement (DGR) is an InterService organisation functioningdirectly under the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (Ministry ofDefence). The term ‘Paramilitary Forces’ in India has not beendefined in any acts or by authorities officially. However, they areconventionally used to refer to two forces, i.e., Assam Rifles andSpecial Frontier Force. Central Armed Police Forces were formerly referred to as Paramilitary Forces. However, from March 2011, theMinistry of Home Affairs adopted a uniform nomenclature of theCentral Armed Police Forces for five forces, namely CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and SSB to avoid confusion.