खालील विधाने विचारात घ्या :
(a) छावणी कायदा 2006 ने आधीचा छावणी कायदा-1924 रद्द करण्यात आला.
(b) छावण्यांचे दोन वर्ग पडतात.
(c) छावणी क्षेत्र पालिका वर्ग I मध्ये आठ निर्वाचित सदस्य, तीन पसिद्ध सदस्य, तीन नामनिर्देशित लष्करी सदस्य, जिल्हा दंडाधिकाऱ्यांचा (DM) एक प्रतिनिधी आणि मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी यांचा समावेश होतो.
(d) सध्या (2020) भारतात 68 छावणी क्षेत्र पालिका असून कानपूर छावणी ही भारतातील सर्वात मोठी छावणी आहे.
वरीलपैकी कोणती विधाने बिनचूक आहेत ?
(1) (a) and (c)
(2) (a), (c) and (d)
(3) (a), (b) and (d)
(4) All above

The correct answer is Option A ((a) and (c)).

Key Points:
• Cantonment Boards in India:
• Statement (a) is correct: The Cantonments Act, 2006 repealed and replaced the colonial Cantonments Act of 1924 to modernize local self-government in military station areas.
• Statement (b) is incorrect: Cantonments are divided into four categories (Class I, Class II, Class III, and Class IV) based on civil population size, not two categories.
• Statement (c) is correct: A Category-I Cantonment Board consists of 8 elected members, 3 ex-officio members (Station Commander, Garrison Engineer, Principal Medical Officer), 3 nominated military members, 1 District Magistrate representative, and the CEO as member-secretary.
• Statement (d) is incorrect: While there were 62 Cantonment boards (not 68 in 2020), Kanpur is not necessarily cited as the largest in acreage/population in uniform official terms (often Pune or Meerut rank differently).
• Therefore, statements (a) and (c) are correct (Option 1).
• Key Takeaway: The Cantonments Act 2006 repealed the 1924 Act; cantonments are categorized into four classes.