Chapter 3 - India’s Defence System
1. (A) Choose the correct option from the given options and complete the statements.
(1) The ______ of India is the Commander-in-Chief of all the Defence Forces.
(a) Prime Minister
(b) President
(c) Defence Minister
(d) Governor
Ans: Option (b) – President
(2) The …………….. has the responsibility of protecting the coastline.
(a) Army
(b) Coast Guard
(c) Border Security Force
(d) Rapid Action Force
Ans: Option (b) – Coast Guard
(3) The …………….. has been established with the purpose of instilling among students the love of discipline and military training.
(a) Border Securty Force (BSF)
(b) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
(c) National Cadet Core (NCC)
(d) Rapid Action Force (RAF)
Ans: Option (c) – National Cadet Core (NCC)
2. State whether the following statements are true or false. Give reasons for your answer.
(1) It is necessary to end terrorism to ensure human security.
Ans: The above statement is True.
Reason:
(i) The biggest challenge to human security is that of terrorism.
(ii) It is the biggest challenge to India’s internal security, and now it is a global problem.
(iii) Terrorism targets common, innocent people.
(iv) It aims at creating terror or fear in the minds of the people so that they begin to feel insecure.
(v) Therefore, it is necessary to put an end to terrorism to ensure human security.
(2) Every nation creates a strong security system for itself.
Ans: The above statement is True.
Reason:
(i) There is always a possibility of conflict of interest among the nations.
(ii) A nation attacks another, challenges its sovereignty, and endangers its security.
(iii) In such a situation, it is the duty of a nation to defend itself.
(iv) For this purpose, every nation creates a strong security system for itself.
(3) There are no issues of dispute between India and Pakistan.
Ans: The above statement is False.
Reason:
(i) Pakistan has tried to threaten India’s national security since independence.
(ii) India and Pakistan have a dispute over the Kashmir issue, river water sharing, the problem of infiltration, and the border dispute.
(iii) India and Pakistan have gone to war in 1947, 1965, 1971, and 1998.
3. Explain the following concepts.
(1) The functions of the Rapid Action Force
Ans:
(i) The Rapid Action Force is a paramilitary force.
(ii) It performs the task of bringing people’s lives back to normalcy by moving quickly in incidents of threat to national security, such as bomb blasts or riots.
(2) Human Security
Ans:
(i) The term national security has become broader in the post-Cold War period and also includes the security of the people living within the country.
(ii) Human security refers to human-centric thinking. It is expected that human beings should be protected from dangers and given the opportunities of education, health, and development.
(iii) It also includes the idea that a conducive environment should be created for everybody to live a respectable life by overcoming illiteracy, poverty, superstition, and backwardness.
(iv) Human security necessitates the protection of the rights of minorities and weaker sections.
(3) Home Guard
Ans:
(i) The organisation ‘Home Guards’ was established in the pre-independence period to enable the citizens to assist the defence forces.
(ii) Any citizen in the age group of 20 to 35 years can join the Home Guards.
(iii) The Home Guards maintain public security.
(iv) They supply milk, water, and other essential services during times of riots or strikes.
(v) They regulate traffic and help people in times of natural disasters.
4. Answer the following questions in brief.
(1) What are the threats to national security ?
Ans:
(i) China and Pakistan are the biggest threats to India’s Security.
(ii) Terrorism is the biggest internal threat to India’s internal security.
(iii) Religion, regionalism, several rebellious movements based on ideology, race, ethnicity, and economic inequality are creating instability and are also threats to India’s internal security.
(iv) The Naxalite movement is a threat to India’s internal security.
(2) Write the functions of the Border Security Force.
Ans: The functions of the Border Security Force are as follows:
(i) They are creating a sense of security in the minds of people living in areas near the border.
(ii) They are preventing smuggling.
(iii) They are patrolling the border.
5. Complete the activity as per the given instructions.
(1) Complete the table about security forces.
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