Q1. Consider the following statements about the National Security Guard: 1. NSG is described by its official site as a federal contingency force dealing with anti-terrorist activities. 2. It is specially equipped and trained for specific situations and is to be used only in exceptional circumstances. 3. Its ethos includes speed, surprise, stealth, precision and accuracy. 4. Its routine primary mandate is peacetime guarding of India's international land borders. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Explanation
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. NSG's official page describes it as a federal contingency force for anti-terrorist activities, meant for exceptional circumstances, and lists speed, surprise, stealth, precision and accuracy as hallmarks. Statement 4 is incorrect: routine land-border guarding is not the NSG's stated mandate.
