Q. Which of the following security forces is / are the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) of India?
Answer: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Notes: The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) refers to uniform nomenclature of five security forces in India under the authority of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). They are the Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Recently, Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar, the 1983 batch of the Uttar Pradesh cadre IPS officer, has been appointed the new Director General of the CRPF. He succeeded acting DG Sudeep Lakhtakia and will have a tenure of almost three years from the date of joining the post till December 31, 2019, the date when he will superannuate. The appointment of Bhatnagar comes after acting CRPF DG Sudeep Lakhtakia’s stint led to the casualty of 36 paramilitary men in two major attacks executed by the ultra-Left extremists in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. Prior to this appointment, Bhatnagar was serving as Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
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