UPSC Prelims 2025 · Question 33 of 100
UPSC Prelims 2025 question on Enforcement Directorate DRI Functions
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2025
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectPolity
- TopicNon-Constitutional Bodies
- DifficultyHard
- TypeMatch
With reference to the Government of India, consider the following information:
Organization — Some of its functions — It works under
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?
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Answer: A. Only one
Analysis
Only one row (Row II) is correctly matched → Option (a).
Statement by statement
Row I – INCORRECT: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is responsible for enforcing the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 — this function is correct. However, it operates under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, NOT the Ministry of Home Affairs. Hence row I is not correctly matched.
Row II – CORRECT: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) enforces the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 and over fifty other allied Acts. It functions under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), which is part of the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. Hence row II is correctly matched.
Row III – INCORRECT: The Directorate General of Analytics and Risk Management (DGARM), not DGSM, is responsible for big data analytics to assist tax officers. The Directorate General of Systems and Data Management (DGSM) is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing IT systems for customs, GST, and central excise. The DGARM functions under CBIC; hence row III's function description is not correctly matched.