With reference to the organisations under the Government of India, consider the following details:
- Sl. No.
- Organisation
- Function
- Controlling Union Ministry
- 1.
- Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB)
- To coordinate between various law enforcement agencies
- Ministry of Home Affairs
- 2.
- Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)
- To investigate complex corporate frauds
- Ministry of Finance
- 3.
- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
- To preserve values in public life and ensure the health of the national economy
- Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension
- In how many of the above rows are the given details correctly matched?
Correct answer: A
Explanation
Only row 3 is fully correct. Row 1 is wrong: the function fits, since CEIB was set up in September 1985 to coordinate intelligence gathering and enforcement action by the agencies that deal with economic offences, but it sits under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, not the Ministry of Home Affairs. Row 2 is wrong: SFIO does investigate complex corporate frauds, but it works under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, not the Ministry of Finance. Row 3 is correct: the CBI's own website describes it as a force playing a major role in preserving values in public life and ensuring the health of the national economy, and it functions under the Department of Personnel, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Hence only one row is correctly matched. Sources: cbi.gov.in, dor.gov.in, sfio.gov.in.