UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah delivers keynote address at National Conference on “Tackling Cyber-Enabled Frauds & Dismantling the Ecosystem” in New Delhi

Question 1

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) functions as the nodal body under which one of the following Divisions of the Ministry of Home Affairs?

Accepted Answer

Cyber & Information Security (CIS) Division

Answer

Internal Security-I Division

Answer

Police Modernisation Division

Answer

Left Wing Extremism Division

Question 2

With reference to the components of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), consider the following:
1. National Cyber Crime Threat Analytics Unit
2. Platform for Joint Cyber Crime Investigation Team
3. Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre
4. National Cyber Crime Forensic Laboratory Ecosystem
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as one of the seven components of I4C?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 4 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

2, 3 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 3

As stated at the February 2026 National Conference, roughly how many complaints had been registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) between January 2020 and 30 November 2025?

Accepted Answer

More than 82 lakh

Answer

More than 23 crore

Answer

About 1.84 lakh

Answer

About 3.61 lakh

Question 4

Among the following components of India's citizen-facing cyber-fraud reporting architecture, which one was the earliest to be operationalized?

Accepted Answer

National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal

Answer

Toll-free helpline 1930

Answer

Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System

Answer

Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre

Question 5

Under the Cyber Commandos programme launched on the first Foundation Day of I4C, approximately how many Cyber Commandos are targeted to be trained over a five-year period?

Accepted Answer

About 5,000

Answer

About 500

Answer

About 50,000

Answer

About 1,00,000

Question 6

The Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre (CFMC), the Samanvaya Platform and the Suspect Registry were launched on the occasion of the first Foundation Day of I4C, held in which year?

Accepted Answer

2024

Answer

2018

Answer

2020

Answer

2021

Question 7

The e-Zero FIR mechanism integrates several systems maintained by different agencies. Consider the following system–agency pairings:
1. National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal — Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre
2. Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) — National Crime Records Bureau
3. e-FIR system — Delhi Police
4. e-Crime Police Station — Central Bureau of Investigation
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 4 only

Answer

2, 3 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 8

Consider the following statements comparing the February 2026 National Conference and I4C's first Foundation Day:
1. The S4C Dashboard institutionalises Centre–State cyber-data flows under I4C, whereas the newly inaugurated CBI Cybercrime Branch is meant to centralise investigation of inter-state and transnational cases.
2. The February 2026 Conference was held at Vigyan Bhavan, the same venue as I4C's first Foundation Day.
3. 'S4C' stands for State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 9

Cybercrime enforcement in India relies heavily on the police machinery. Under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, 'Public Order' and 'Police' fall under which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

State List (List II), Entries 1 and 2

Answer

Union List (List I), Entries 1 and 2

Answer

Concurrent List (List III), Entries 1 and 2

Answer

State List (List II), Entries 8 and 9

Question 10

Shri Amit Shah holds the portfolio of the Ministry of Cooperation in addition to Home Affairs. The Ministry's guiding motto 'Sahkar Se Samriddhi' most precisely translates to which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Prosperity through Cooperation

Answer

Security through Cooperation

Answer

Self-reliance through Agriculture

Answer

Coordination for Development

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah delivers keynote address at National Conference on “Tackling Cyber-Enabled Frauds & Dismantling the Ecosystem” in New Delhi

Q1. The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) functions as the nodal body under which one of the following Divisions of the Ministry of Home Affairs?

Q3. As stated at the February 2026 National Conference, roughly how many complaints had been registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) between January 2020 and 30 November 2025?

Q4. Among the following components of India's citizen-facing cyber-fraud reporting architecture, which one was the earliest to be operationalized?

Q5. Under the Cyber Commandos programme launched on the first Foundation Day of I4C, approximately how many Cyber Commandos are targeted to be trained over a five-year period?

Q6. The Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre (CFMC), the Samanvaya Platform and the Suspect Registry were launched on the occasion of the first Foundation Day of I4C, held in which year?

Q9. Cybercrime enforcement in India relies heavily on the police machinery. Under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, 'Public Order' and 'Police' fall under which one of the following?

Q10. Shri Amit Shah holds the portfolio of the Ministry of Cooperation in addition to Home Affairs. The Ministry's guiding motto 'Sahkar Se Samriddhi' most precisely translates to which one of the following?