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'Jagritam Aharnisham' (Always Alert) is the motto of:
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Answer: Option C — Intelligence Bureau
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"Jagritam Aharnisham", a Sanskrit phrase meaning "Always Alert" or "Awake day and night", is the motto of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), India's internal intelligence agency.
About the Intelligence Bureau:
- It is considered one of the oldest intelligence agencies in the world.
- Its origin lies in the "Central Special Branch" set up by the British in 1887, which was reorganised as the "Central Criminal Intelligence Department" and later became the Intelligence Bureau in 1920.
- After independence, it became the Central Intelligence Bureau and later the Intelligence Bureau, under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Its headquarters is in New Delhi.
Its first Indian Director after independence was T. G. Sanjevi Pillai.
Its functions:
- Collecting intelligence within India about threats to internal security, such as terrorism, insurgency, espionage and organised crime.
- Counter-intelligence: detecting and stopping spying by foreign agencies.
- Security clearance of officers and vetting of appointments.
- It runs the Multi-Agency Centre (MAC), set up after the Kargil War, to share intelligence on terrorism among agencies.
Other Indian security agencies and their mottos:
Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW): external intelligence agency; formed on 21 September 1968; its first chief was R. N. Kao; motto "Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah" (Dharma protects those who protect it).
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI): 1963; motto "Industry, Impartiality, Integrity".
National Investigation Agency (NIA): 2009, after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
National Security Guard (NSG): 1984; motto "Sarvatra Sarvottam Suraksha"; called "Black Cats".
Border Security Force (BSF): 1965; motto "Jeevan Paryant Kartavya" (Duty unto death).
CRPF: motto "Seva aur Nishtha" (Service and Loyalty).
The National Security Adviser (NSA) heads the National Security Council Secretariat; Ajit Doval has held the post since 2014.
Why not the other options?
- ✗R&AW is India's external intelligence agency.
- ✗Good to know
- ✗The CBI investigates corruption and major crimes.
- ✗The NIA investigates terrorism-related offences.
Quick tip
Remember: "Jagritam Aharnisham" = Intelligence Bureau (internal intelligence; Ministry of Home Affairs; origin 1887); R&AW = 1968 (R. N. Kao); CBI = "Industry, Impartiality, Integrity"; BSF = "Jeevan Paryant Kartavya".
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