Q. What is the original name of Assam Rifles when it was created?
Answer: Cachar Levy
Notes: The Assam Rifles trace their lineage to a paramilitary police force that was formed under the British in 1835. It is originally called Cachar Levy. Since then the Assam Rifles have undergone a number of name changes before the name Assam Rifles was finally adopted in 1917.

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