What are the duties of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) as Head of the Department of Military Affairs? 1. Permanent Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee 2. Exercise military command over the three Service Chiefs 3. Principal Military Advisor to Defence Minister on all tri-service matters Select the correct answer using the code given below:

The CDS is the Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (statement 1 correct) and is the Principal Military Advisor to the Defence Minister on all tri-service matters (statement 3 correct). However, the CDS does not exercise any military command over the three Service Chiefs — each Service Chief retains command of his own service. The CDS only has command over tri-service organisations and agencies assigned to him. Therefore only 1 and 3 are correct.