UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — I-PAC raid: SC poses question to West Bengal Chief Minister

Q1. The Enforcement Directorate filed its petition in the Supreme Court in the I-PAC raid interference matter (2026) invoking which one of the following provisions of the Constitution of India?

  • A. Article 32
  • B. Article 226
  • C. Article 136
  • D. Article 142

Q2. In the West Bengal coal-pilferage case, the 2026 searches at I-PAC's office and at the premises of its director were carried out exclusively by which one of the following agencies?

  • A. Enforcement Directorate
  • B. Central Bureau of Investigation
  • C. National Investigation Agency
  • D. Income Tax Department

Q3. The Enforcement Directorate's money-laundering probe against I-PAC proceeds under the principal statute popularly abbreviated as the PMLA. This statute is correctly identified as:

  • A. Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
  • B. Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2005
  • C. Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 1999
  • D. Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012