With reference to the Government of India, consider the following information: I. Directorate of Enforcement…

With reference to the Government of India, consider the following information: I. Directorate of Enforcement — Enforcement of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 — Internal Security Division-I, Ministry of Home Affairs. II. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence — Enforces the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 — Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. III. Directorate General of Systems and Data Management — Carrying out big data analytics to assist tax officers for better policy and nabbing tax evaders — Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. In how many of the above rows is the information correctly matched?
  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. All the three
  4. None

Solution

Directorate of Enforcement comes under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, not Ministry of Home Affairs (I incorrect). DRI under Customs Act, 1962 with Department of Revenue (II correct). DGSDM under Department of Revenue (III correct). Hence two rows are correctly matched.

Asked in: UPSC Prelims 2025

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