Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Chevrons
The correct answer is Chevrons. - A Head Constable wears three point-down chevrons on their sleeve or three bars on their epaulets (shoulder piece of decoration).
- The post is equivalent to a Sergeant in police forces in other countries.
- The Indian Councils Act, 1861, by the British government laid the foundation of the Indian Police. It was called Superior Police Services, later known as the Indian Imperial Police.
- Following India's independence in 1947, it was renamed the Indian Police Service(IPS) in 1948.
- The IPS is one of the All India Services, along with the Indian Forest Service and Indian Administrative Service.
- Article 312(2) in part XIV of the Indian Constitution created the Indian Police force following independence.
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