UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah to Deliver Keynote Address at National Conference on “Tackling Cyber-Enabled Frauds & Dismantling the Ecosystem”

Question 1

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) was approved as a scheme in October 2018 under the administrative authority of which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Answer

Department of Telecommunications

Answer

National Security Council Secretariat

Question 2

As per the Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System (CFCFRMS) operated under I4C, financial amounts had been saved in approximately how many complaints as on 31 January 2026?

Accepted Answer

24.65 lakh complaints

Answer

20.65 lakh complaints

Answer

26.48 lakh complaints

Answer

30.12 lakh complaints

Question 3

At the National Conference on 'Tackling Cyber-Enabled Frauds & Dismantling the Ecosystem' (February 2026), the Union Home Minister inaugurated a newly created branch of which one of the following agencies?

Accepted Answer

Central Bureau of Investigation

Answer

Enforcement Directorate

Answer

National Investigation Agency

Answer

Intelligence Bureau

Question 4

The scheme to set up the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), approved in October 2018, was sanctioned at an estimated cost of approximately how much?

Accepted Answer

Rs. 415.86 crore

Answer

Rs. 215.86 crore

Answer

Rs. 615.86 crore

Answer

Rs. 815.86 crore

Question 5

In the context of I4C's evolving anti-cybercrime architecture, the term 'Suspect Registry' (launched by I4C in September 2024) most precisely refers to which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A repository of identifiers of cyber criminals, built with banks and financial institutions to flag mule accounts and suspect transactions

Answer

A public register of convicted cyber offenders published for citizen awareness

Answer

A watch-list of foreign websites and social-media handles blocked under the IT Act

Answer

A database of certified cyber-forensic examiners empanelled with State police

Question 6

As on 31 December 2025, approximately how many Layer-1 mule accounts had been shared with the participating entities of the I4C Suspect Registry?

Accepted Answer

26.48 lakh

Answer

21.65 lakh

Answer

24.65 lakh

Answer

30.55 lakh

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah to Deliver Keynote Address at National Conference on “Tackling Cyber-Enabled Frauds & Dismantling the Ecosystem”

Q1. The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) was approved as a scheme in October 2018 under the administrative authority of which one of the following?

Q2. As per the Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System (CFCFRMS) operated under I4C, financial amounts had been saved in approximately how many complaints as on 31 January 2026?

Q3. At the National Conference on 'Tackling Cyber-Enabled Frauds & Dismantling the Ecosystem' (February 2026), the Union Home Minister inaugurated a newly created branch of which one of the following agencies?

Q4. The scheme to set up the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), approved in October 2018, was sanctioned at an estimated cost of approximately how much?

Q5. In the context of I4C's evolving anti-cybercrime architecture, the term 'Suspect Registry' (launched by I4C in September 2024) most precisely refers to which one of the following?

Q6. As on 31 December 2025, approximately how many Layer-1 mule accounts had been shared with the participating entities of the I4C Suspect Registry?