UPSC Prelims 2026 Question:

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? 

Answer: 1 

Explanation: 

• The function stated "to coordinate between various law enforcement agencies" is broadly correct in  spirit, but the controlling ministry is wrong. The Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB) is a  nodal agency in the Ministry of Finance which receives information from Law Enforcement Agencies  (LEAs) and acts as the Central Repository of economic offence records. It is squarely under the  Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), not the Ministry of Home Affairs as stated in the table.  So, row 1 is not correctly matched. 
• Both the function and the controlling ministry are accurately stated. The Serious Fraud Investigation  Office (SFIO) is a multi-disciplinary statutory agency in India under the Ministry of Corporate  Affairs, tasked with investigating and prosecuting complex corporate frauds that relate to companies and  involve substantial public interest. The table states "Ministry of Finance MCA" the intended reading  is Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), which is correct. So, row 2 is not correctly matched. 
• The Central Bureau of Investigation functions under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances  and Pensions. As per the official website of the CBI and the Department of Personnel and Training, the  CBI is supervised by and functions under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. The  function, namely to preserve values in public life and ensure the health of the national economy,  is also correctly stated, as this is the mandate officially described in the CBI's foundational framework  derived from the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 and its official mission statement. So, row  3 is correctly matched. 

Therefore, option (1) is the correct answer.