GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -4 Assam Rifles being the only active force located in Manipur, they were deployed for multiple roles. The battalion sent the first frontier patrol for reconnaissance of the jungle and hill approaches from the Chindwin and Chin Hills into Manipur State in January 1942.

Detailed explanation-2: -Assam Rifles is the only paramilitary force with a dual control structure. While the administrative control of the force is with the MHA, its operational control is with the Indian Army, which is under the Ministry of Defence (MoD).