CAPF AC 2022 Q121: Defence & Security – Armed Forces & Operations

CAPF AC 2022, Paper I (General Ability and Intelligence) · Defence & Security

Which of the following statements about the Border Roads Organization (BRO) is/are correct? 1. BRO is concerned with the construction and maintenance of roads in strategically sensitive areas. 2. BRO undertakes snow clearance in high altitude areas. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation

Border Roads Organisation (BRO)

How to think: the BRO builds and looks after roads in border areas for the armed forces.

Many of these roads cross high passes, so clearing snow is a regular part of its work.

Fact	Detail
Set up	7 May 1960
Under	Ministry of Defence (fully since 2015)
Motto	Shramena Sarvam Sadhyam: everything is achievable through hard work
Work	Roads, bridges, tunnels and airfields in border areas; snow clearance; disaster relief
Abroad	Projects in Bhutan, Myanmar, Afghanistan and Tajikistan

Famous works: the Atal Tunnel at Rohtang, the Sela Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh and the road over Umling La, the highest motorable road in the world.

Both statements are correct.

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) Incorrect. Statement 2 is also true; the BRO clears snow on high-altitude roads.
(b) Incorrect. Statement 1 is also true; border roads are its main task.
(c) CORRECT. Both statements about the BRO are true.
(d) Incorrect. Neither statement is false.

Key point

BRO: 1960, Ministry of Defence, motto Shramena Sarvam Sadhyam; Atal Tunnel (9.02 km, Rohtang), Sela Tunnel, Umling La road (about 19,000 feet). Projects named Himank, Vartak, Beacon, Dantak (Bhutan).

Remember

BRO: border roads and snow clearance, under the Defence Ministry.

Common mistakes

Thinking the BRO is under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Doubting snow clearance, which the BRO does every spring on passes like Zoji La.
Mixing up the BRO with the NHAI, which builds national highways.

Exam tip

Educated guess: every year the news reports the BRO reopening Zoji La and Rohtang after clearing snow. And border roads are in its very name.

Sources

Border Roads Organisation, Ministry of Defence — About BRO: role and charter
Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Defence — BRO Raising Day and inauguration of the Atal Tunnel

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