UPSC Prelims 2008 Q139: Indian Polity – Union & State Executive

UPSC Prelims 2008, General Studies Paper I · Indian Polity

Department of Border Management is a Department of which one of the following Union Ministries?

Answer: (b) Ministry of Home Affairs

Explanation

Which ministry the Department of Border Management belongs to

This department, dealing with securing India's borders, falls under a specific Union Ministry.

Option	Verdict	Reason
(a) Ministry of Defence	Incorrect	Not the ministry housing this department
(b) Ministry of Home Affairs	Correct	The Department of Border Management is a department within the Ministry of Home Affairs
(c) Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways	Incorrect	Not the ministry housing this department
(d) Ministry of Environment and Forests	Incorrect	Not the ministry housing this department

Department of Border Management facts:

Point	Detail
Ministry	Ministry of Home Affairs
Function	Border security coordination

Answer: (b) Ministry of Home Affairs.

(a) Incorrect. The Ministry of Defence does not house this department.
(b) CORRECT. The Department of Border Management falls under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
(c) Incorrect. The Ministry of Shipping also does not house this department.
(d) Incorrect. The Ministry of Environment and Forests also does not house this department.

The Department of Border Management is a department of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The Department of Border Management is a Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Assuming a border-security-related department must fall under the Ministry of Defence instead.
Not knowing the Ministry of Home Affairs's specific internal security/border management role.
Mixing up different ministries' overlapping-sounding mandates.

Department of Border Management = under the Ministry of Home Affairs, not Defence.

Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India — Department of Border Management
Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961: Ministry of Home Affairs