alleryIn Maharashtra, the National Disaster Response Force carries out its action mainly through which body?
AState Reserve Police Force
BIndian Navy
CDistrict control unit
DLocal fire brigade
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. State Reserve Police Force
1. The 'Who Does What?' box explains that NDRF was set up under the 2005 Act with 12 divisions nationally.
2. It states that in Maharashtra the force acts through the State Reserve Police Force.
3. So the State Reserve Police Force is correct.
4. Rule out the Navy: it may assist in rescue, but the text names the State Reserve Police Force as the body channelling NDRF action in Maharashtra.
_Source: Balbharati (Maharashtra Board) Class 10 Science & Technology Part 2, Ch 10 "Disaster Management", p.125_
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