The "Cachar Levy", the oldest paramilitary force presently known as "Assam…
2022
The "Cachar Levy", the oldest paramilitary force presently known as "Assam Rifles", was established in the year
- A.
1935
- B.
1835
- C.
1888
- D.
1948
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Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Concept
Many of India's central armed police / paramilitary forces trace their lineage to small locally-raised colonial levies that were later reorganised and renamed. To answer a 'year of establishment' question, identify the FOUNDING force (the original levy), not a later renaming or reorganisation date.
Application
The Assam Rifles is the oldest paramilitary force in India. Its origin is the Cachar Levy, a small force raised by the British in 1835 to guard the frontier and tea estates of the North-East against tribal raids.
Over time it was reorganised and renamed several times (for example as the Assam Military Police and later the Assam Rifles in 1917), but the date the question asks for is the date the original Cachar Levy was raised.
Cross-check / Contrast
The correct year is therefore 1835. The other offered years correspond to no recognised founding date of this force: 1835 is the raising of the Cachar Levy, while 1888, 1935 and 1948 do not mark its establishment.