Jammu and Kashmir Rifles is
- A.an infantry regiment of the Indian Army
- B.a battalion of the Rashtriya Rifles
- C.the name of the Armed Police of the State of Jammu and Kashmir
- D.a paramilitary force under the Ministry of Home Affairs
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. The Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (JAK RIF) is a regular infantry regiment with its Regimental Centre at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
The regiment traces its roots to the army of the Dogra rulers of Jammu and Kashmir. After the state acceded to India, the State Forces were absorbed into the Indian Army. Its 13th battalion won two Param Vir Chakras in the Kargil War of 1999, through Captain Vikram Batra and Rifleman Sanjay Kumar. It is different from the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, another Army regiment.
B is wrong: the Rashtriya Rifles is a separate counter-insurgency force of the Army, drawn from many regiments. C is wrong: the armed police of Jammu and Kashmir is the J&K Armed Police, not JAK RIF. D is wrong: the regiment belongs to the Army under the Ministry of Defence, not the Home Ministry.
Exam tip: JAK RIF = Army infantry regiment, centre at Jabalpur; Vikram Batra and Sanjay Kumar (13 JAK RIF) won the PVC at Kargil.
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