UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Ministry of Defence Establishes Two New NCC State Directorates in Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand, Expanding Access and Opportunities for Youth
Q1. The Director General of the National Cadet Corps (DG NCC), who heads the organisation from its headquarters in New Delhi, is invariably an officer of which one of the following ranks of the Indian Army?
- A. Major General
- B. Lieutenant General
- C. General
- D. Brigadier
Q2. With reference to the National Cadet Corps (NCC) and its recent expansion, consider the following statements:
1. Following the Ministry of Defence approval in June 2026, the total number of independent NCC State Directorates rose from 17 to 19 with the carving out of Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand.
2. The NCC derives its statutory basis from the National Cadet Corps Act, 1948.
3. Of the three lakh additional cadet vacancies sanctioned, approximately one lakh have been earmarked for border tehsils, coastal taluks and taluks housing Indian Air Force stations.
4. The NCC functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Following the Ministry of Defence approval in June 2026, the total number of independent NCC State Directorates rose from 17 to 19 with the carving out of Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand.
- The NCC derives its statutory basis from the National Cadet Corps Act, 1948.
- Of the three lakh additional cadet vacancies sanctioned, approximately one lakh have been earmarked for border tehsils, coastal taluks and taluks housing Indian Air Force stations.
- The NCC functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
- A. 1, 2 and 3 only
- B. 2 and 4 only
- C. 1, 3 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q3. With reference to the statutory and organisational basis of the National Cadet Corps (NCC), consider the following statements:
1. The NCC is raised and maintained under the National Cadet Corps Act, 1948.
2. The Director General, NCC is an officer of the Indian Army of the rank of Lieutenant General.
3. The NCC functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
4. The headquarters of the NCC is located at New Delhi.
Which of the statements given above are correctly identified?
- The NCC is raised and maintained under the National Cadet Corps Act, 1948.
- The Director General, NCC is an officer of the Indian Army of the rank of Lieutenant General.
- The NCC functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- The headquarters of the NCC is located at New Delhi.
- A. 1, 2 and 3 only
- B. 1, 2 and 4 only
- C. 2 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q4. Under which one of the following sections of the National Cadet Corps Act, 1948 is the Central Advisory Committee for the National Cadet Corps constituted?
- A. Section 4
- B. Section 8
- C. Section 12
- D. Section 15
Q5. With reference to the recent expansion of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) by three lakh additional cadet vacancies, the sanctioning authority and parent ministry under which the NCC functions is:
- A. Ministry of Home Affairs
- B. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
- C. Ministry of Defence
- D. Ministry of Education
Q6. With reference to the recent expansion drive of the National Cadet Corps (NCC), consider the following statements:
1. The expansion sanctions an additional three lakh cadet vacancies, taking the sanctioned cadet strength to about 20 lakh.
2. Of the additional vacancies, one lakh have been earmarked specifically for taluks housing Indian Navy stations.
3. Under the expansion, one-third of the new cadets are to be girl cadets.
4. The expansion provides for employment of ex-servicemen as NCC instructors.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The expansion sanctions an additional three lakh cadet vacancies, taking the sanctioned cadet strength to about 20 lakh.
- Of the additional vacancies, one lakh have been earmarked specifically for taluks housing Indian Navy stations.
- Under the expansion, one-third of the new cadets are to be girl cadets.
- The expansion provides for employment of ex-servicemen as NCC instructors.
- A. 1 and 3 only
- B. 2 and 4 only
- C. 1, 3 and 4
- D. 1, 2 and 4
Q7. In the context of the 2020 expansion to 173 border and coastal districts, the National Cadet Corps (NCC) is best described as which one of the following?
- A. A statutory youth organisation functioning under the Ministry of Defence, raised under a 1948 Act of Parliament
- B. A purely voluntary student service wing administered solely by the Ministry of Education without any statutory backing
- C. A Central Armed Police Force functioning exclusively under the Ministry of Home Affairs for border guarding
- D. An autonomous society registered only under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for nation-building activities
Q8. The scheme for expanding the National Cadet Corps to cover 173 border and coastal districts was first announced by the Prime Minister of India in his Independence Day address of which one of the following years?
- A. 15 August 2018
- B. 15 August 2019
- C. 15 August 2020
- D. 15 August 2022
Q9. The National Cadet Corps (NCC) of India was raised under the provisions of which one of the following enactments?
- A. The Territorial Army Act, 1948
- B. The National Cadet Corps Act, 1948
- C. The Indian Army Act, 1950
- D. The Reserve and Auxiliary Air Forces Act, 1952
Q10. Which one of the following officers assumed charge as the Director General of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in October 2025?
- A. Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh
- B. Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich
- C. Lt Gen Virendra Vats
- D. Lt Gen Rajeev Chopra
Q11. Consider the following statements regarding recent leadership and expansion of the National Cadet Corps (NCC):
1. Lt Gen Virendra Vats took over as Director General of NCC in October 2025.
2. He succeeded Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh in the post.
3. The expansion of NCC by three lakh additional cadet vacancies was formally announced by the Raksha Rajya Mantri (MoS Defence) in 2025.
4. Lt Gen Virendra Vats was commissioned into the Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
- Lt Gen Virendra Vats took over as Director General of NCC in October 2025.
- He succeeded Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh in the post.
- The expansion of NCC by three lakh additional cadet vacancies was formally announced by the Raksha Rajya Mantri (MoS Defence) in 2025.
- Lt Gen Virendra Vats was commissioned into the Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 3 only
- C. 4 only
- D. 2 and 4 only
Q12. The National Cadet Corps (NCC), constituted under the National Cadet Corps Act, 1948, is organised as a tri-service youth organisation. How many service wings does the NCC comprise?
- A. Two
- B. Three
- C. Four
- D. Five
Q13. The committee whose recommendations led to the enactment of the National Cadet Corps Act, 1948 was constituted in 1946 under the chairmanship of:
- A. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
- B. Pandit Hriday Nath Kunzru
- C. Sir B. N. Rau
- D. K. M. Munshi