UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Ex-CAPF officials file contempt plea in SC over IPS deputation

Q1. With reference to the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) functioning under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs, consider the following: 1. Central Reserve Police Force 2. Assam Rifles 3. Indian Coast Guard 4. Sashastra Seema Bal Which of the above are correctly identified as Central Armed Police Forces?

  1. Central Reserve Police Force
  2. Assam Rifles
  3. Indian Coast Guard
  4. Sashastra Seema Bal
  • A. 1 and 4 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 4 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q2. The Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, recently passed by Parliament to regulate recruitment and service conditions of Group A General Duty Officers of CAPFs, was piloted in Parliament by which one of the following Ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Defence
  • B. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
  • C. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • D. Ministry of Law and Justice

Q3. Among the Central Armed Police Forces under the Ministry of Home Affairs, which one of the following is the largest in terms of sanctioned strength and is primarily deployed in aid of civil power for internal security and counter-insurgency duties?

  • A. Border Security Force
  • B. Central Industrial Security Force
  • C. Indo-Tibetan Border Police
  • D. Central Reserve Police Force

Q4. With reference to the Supreme Court's May 2025 ruling on CAPF cadre officers and the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, consider the following statements: 1. The Supreme Court directed progressive reduction of IPS deputation in CAPFs up to the Inspector-General rank, whereas the 2026 Bill provides that 50 per cent of posts at the Inspector-General level shall continue to be filled by deputation. 2. The 2026 Bill requires that all posts at the ranks of Special Director General and Director General in CAPFs be filled exclusively by deputation. 3. The Supreme Court's ruling extended Organised Group A Service status only to the Group A Executive Cadre of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Sashastra Seema Bal, and not to other CAPFs. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Supreme Court directed progressive reduction of IPS deputation in CAPFs up to the Inspector-General rank, whereas the 2026 Bill provides that 50 per cent of posts at the Inspector-General level shall continue to be filled by deputation.
  2. The 2026 Bill requires that all posts at the ranks of Special Director General and Director General in CAPFs be filled exclusively by deputation.
  3. The Supreme Court's ruling extended Organised Group A Service status only to the Group A Executive Cadre of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Sashastra Seema Bal, and not to other CAPFs.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3