UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Mamata Banerjee’s ‘barging’ into I-PAC raids site a ‘blatant abuse’ of power, ED tells SC

Q1. Under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002, the power of ED officers to enter and search premises and to seize records and property is principally conferred by which one of the following sections?

  • A. Section 5
  • B. Section 17
  • C. Section 19
  • D. Section 50

Q2. The illegal coal pilferage at the heart of the West Bengal coal-smuggling money-laundering case is concentrated primarily in which one of the following coal belts of West Bengal?

  • A. Asansol–Raniganj belt
  • B. Deucha–Pachami block
  • C. Jharia coalfield
  • D. Talcher coalfield

Q3. Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), the operator of the mines linked to the Bengal coal-smuggling case, functions as a subsidiary of which one of the following public sector undertakings?

  • A. NTPC Limited
  • B. Coal India Limited
  • C. Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited
  • D. Steel Authority of India Limited

Q4. The requirement that a central police establishment obtain a State's consent before exercising jurisdiction within that State flows primarily from which one of the following?

  • A. Article 356 of the Constitution
  • B. Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946
  • C. Section 45 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002
  • D. Article 32 of the Constitution

Q5. Consider the following statements comparing the jurisdictions of the Supreme Court of India: 1. The Supreme Court's writ jurisdiction under the right to constitutional remedies is directed at the enforcement of fundamental rights, whereas a High Court's writ power extends to purposes beyond fundamental rights as well. 2. Under its advisory jurisdiction, the Supreme Court may give its opinion on a question referred to it by the President. 3. An appeal to the Supreme Court against a High Court judgment can lie only where that High Court grants a certificate of fitness for appeal. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Supreme Court's writ jurisdiction under the right to constitutional remedies is directed at the enforcement of fundamental rights, whereas a High Court's writ power extends to purposes beyond fundamental rights as well.
  2. Under its advisory jurisdiction, the Supreme Court may give its opinion on a question referred to it by the President.
  3. An appeal to the Supreme Court against a High Court judgment can lie only where that High Court grants a certificate of fitness for appeal.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q6. Consider the following statements regarding the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) and the statutes it administers: 1. The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, enforced by the ED, replaced the earlier Foreign Exchange Regulation Act. 2. The Directorate of Enforcement functions under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. 3. The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 is the only statute ever administered by the Directorate of Enforcement. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, enforced by the ED, replaced the earlier Foreign Exchange Regulation Act.
  2. The Directorate of Enforcement functions under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.
  3. The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 is the only statute ever administered by the Directorate of Enforcement.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q7. Under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 — one of the statutes enforced by the Directorate of Enforcement — the term 'fugitive economic offender' most precisely refers to:

  • A. Any person who has defaulted on a bank loan exceeding Rs 100 crore, irrespective of whether a criminal case exists
  • B. An individual against whom an arrest warrant has been issued for a scheduled offence involving at least Rs 100 crore, and who has left India to avoid criminal prosecution
  • C. Any Indian citizen residing abroad whose property has been provisionally attached under the PMLA
  • D. A person declared a proclaimed offender by a trial court for failing to appear in any economic offence case