UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC to examine query by T.N., Kerala on whether ED is a ‘juristic person’

Q1. Which one of the following is the principal statute under which the Enforcement Directorate (ED) acts as the designated investigating agency for offences of money laundering in India?

  • A. Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
  • B. Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
  • C. Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018
  • D. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

Q2. In January 2026, how many State Governments moved the Supreme Court challenging the locus of the Enforcement Directorate to file writ petitions under Article 226 as a 'juristic person'?

  • A. One
  • B. Two
  • C. Three
  • D. Four

Q3. Before the Kerala High Court, the Enforcement Directorate had filed its writ petition challenging the State's Commission of Inquiry notification by invoking which one of the following provisions of the Constitution?

  • A. Article 32
  • B. Article 131
  • C. Article 226
  • D. Article 227

Q4. The Enforcement Directorate, whose status as a 'juristic person' the Supreme Court has agreed to examine, functions under which one of the following?

  • A. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Law and Justice
  • C. Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
  • D. Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance