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 ?
- A1Correct
- B2
- C3
- DNone
Explanation
The correct answer is Option A, as only one row (Row 3) is correctly matched.
Here is a detailed breakdown of the organizations and their controlling ministries:
- Row 1 is incorrectly matched: The Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB) operates under the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), not the Ministry of Home Affairs. Established in 1985, the CEIB is the nodal agency for gathering economic intelligence and coordinating with various law enforcement agencies to combat economic offences and financial warfare.
- Row 2 is incorrectly matched: The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) functions under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, not the Ministry of Finance. Granted statutory status under Section 211 of the Companies Act, 2013, the SFIO is a multidisciplinary investigative agency comprising experts from accountancy, forensic auditing, and law, tasked specifically with investigating serious and complex corporate frauds.
- Row 3 is correctly matched: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) operates under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (specifically the Department of Personnel and Training). Tracing its origins to the Special Police Establishment of 1941, it was formally named the CBI via a Home Ministry resolution in 1963. Its officially stated vision is to serve as an elite investigative agency to "preserve values in public life and ensure the health of the national economy."
Concluding Takeaway: To avoid confusion in exams, logically associate each agency with its primary target domain: SFIO investigates corporate entities (Corporate Affairs), CEIB manages macro-level financial and tax intelligence (Finance), and CBI primarily investigates public servants and government corruption (Personnel).

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