UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Financial Intelligence Unit-India and Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre sign landmark mou to combat cyber fraud and financial crimes
Q1. FIU-IND, the central national agency under the Department of Revenue for information on suspect financial transactions, functions with a sanctioned staff strength (drawn on deputation from bodies such as CBDT, CBIC, RBI and SEBI) of how many personnel?
Q2. Consider the following statements comparing FIU-IND with other elements of India's anti-money-laundering architecture:
1. FIU-IND was set up in 2004, whereas its statutory anchor, the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, was enacted two years earlier in 2002.
2. FIU-IND reports directly to the Economic Intelligence Council, which is chaired by the Union Finance Minister.
3. Unlike the Directorate of Enforcement, FIU-IND is empowered to arrest offenders and prosecute money-laundering cases before Special Courts.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- FIU-IND was set up in 2004, whereas its statutory anchor, the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, was enacted two years earlier in 2002.
- FIU-IND reports directly to the Economic Intelligence Council, which is chaired by the Union Finance Minister.
- Unlike the Directorate of Enforcement, FIU-IND is empowered to arrest offenders and prosecute money-laundering cases before Special Courts.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q3. The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), which operates the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, functions as an attached office under which Union ministry?
- A. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
- B. Ministry of Home Affairs
- C. Ministry of Finance
- D. Ministry of Communications
Q4. With effect from which date was the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) formally made an attached office of the Ministry of Home Affairs?
- A. 18 November 2004
- B. 10 January 2020
- C. 1 July 2024
- D. 1 July 2005
Q5. Consider the following statements about the verticals of I4C's seven-pronged architecture:
1. The National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) is the vertical through which citizens lodge cyber-crime complaints, including via helpline 1930.
2. The National Cyber Forensic Laboratory is one of the seven verticals of I4C.
3. The National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit (NCTAU) is the vertical primarily responsible for imparting training to state police personnel.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) is the vertical through which citizens lodge cyber-crime complaints, including via helpline 1930.
- The National Cyber Forensic Laboratory is one of the seven verticals of I4C.
- The National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit (NCTAU) is the vertical primarily responsible for imparting training to state police personnel.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q6. The 2026 landmark MoU institutionalising the sharing of financial intelligence on cyber-enabled crimes was signed between FIU-IND and which of the following bodies?
- A. Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)
- B. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
- C. National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC)
- D. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
Q7. FIU-IND's authority to receive and share Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) — the financial intelligence pooled with I4C under the 2026 MoU — is derived from which statute?
- A. Information Technology Act, 2000
- B. Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
- C. Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
- D. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
Q8. Under a 2025 MoU with FIU-IND for combating cyber-enabled financial fraud, which body agreed to share its Mobile Number Revocation List (MNRL) data with FIU-IND on an automatic basis?
- A. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
- B. Department of Telecommunications (DoT)
- C. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
- D. Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI)
Q9. With reference to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, consider the following:
1. The Directorate of Enforcement is entrusted with the investigation of money-laundering offences.
2. Provisional attachment of property involved in money laundering can be ordered for a period not exceeding 180 days.
3. The Adjudicating Authority decides whether attached property is involved in money laundering.
4. FIU-IND is empowered to file prosecution complaints against offenders before the Special Courts.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- The Directorate of Enforcement is entrusted with the investigation of money-laundering offences.
- Provisional attachment of property involved in money laundering can be ordered for a period not exceeding 180 days.
- The Adjudicating Authority decides whether attached property is involved in money laundering.
- FIU-IND is empowered to file prosecution complaints against offenders before the Special Courts.
- A. 1, 2 and 3 only
- B. 1 and 4 only
- C. 2, 3 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q10. Consider the following pairs relating to India's cyber-crime reporting ecosystem:
1. National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal — cybercrime.gov.in
2. Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting helpline — 1930
3. Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) — Ministry of Home Affairs
4. National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal — launched and administered under the Ministry of Finance
Which of the pairs given above is NOT correctly matched?
- National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal — cybercrime.gov.in
- Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting helpline — 1930
- Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) — Ministry of Home Affairs
- National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal — launched and administered under the Ministry of Finance
- A. 1 and 2
- B. 4 only
- C. 3 and 4
- D. 2 only
Q11. Consider the following statements identifying the parent ministry or legal basis of two agencies:
1. FIU-IND — Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
2. I4C — Ministry of Home Affairs
3. FIU-IND — statutory anchor is the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
4. I4C — constituted as a statutory body under the Information Technology Act, 2000
Which of the statements given above are correctly identified?
- FIU-IND — Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
- I4C — Ministry of Home Affairs
- FIU-IND — statutory anchor is the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
- I4C — constituted as a statutory body under the Information Technology Act, 2000
- A. 1, 2 and 3 only
- B. 1 and 4 only
- C. 2, 3 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4