With reference to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police force (ITBP) , consider the following statements: 1. It is a Central Armed Police Force functioning under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. 2. Both the ITBP and the Assam Rifles guard the India-China border. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: Statement 1 is correct: ITBP is a specialized Armed Police Force of the Nation which trains its personnel in various disciplines including mountaineering and skiing apart from intensive tactical training, thereby creating a distinctive image of the Force. It is functioning under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. ITBP also conducts relief and rescue operations as 'First Responders' for natural calamities in the Himalayan region. The Force has a glorious history of the past 6 decades in which the jawans of the ITBP have made many sacrifices in the line of duty and in the service of the Nation. Statement 2 is incorrect : In the year 2004, in pursuance of GoM recommendations on “One Border One Force”, the entire stretch of India-China Border was assigned to the ITBP for Border Guarding duty and, accordingly, ITBP, replaced Assam Rifles in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in 2004.