Which agency led Operation Trident, the anti-narcotics strike carried out in the North East in October 2026?
- A.National Investigation Agency
- B.Narcotics Control Bureau
- C.Central Bureau of Investigation
- D.Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Narcotics Control Bureau. The bureau planned the operation and led it in the early hours of 23 October 2026, working under a single command with Mizoram Police and the Enforcement Directorate. Thirty-eight composite teams searched 38 addresses in Assam, Mizoram and Manipur in the same hours, which is why no suspect could flee and no asset could be hidden. The National Investigation Agency in option A is the central agency for terrorism cases and had no part in this action. The Central Bureau of Investigation in option C handles corruption and inter-State crime and is not named anywhere in the operation. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in option D deals with customs and smuggling matters; here the money side of the case, including the freezing of accounts and the attachment of property, was taken up by the Enforcement Directorate instead. For the exam, note the lead agency together with its two partners, because the point of Operation Trident was to strike the logistics bases and the financial routes of the cartel at one and the same time.
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Practice Questions
Operation Trident searched 38 locations spread across which three States?
- A.Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram
- B.Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura
- C.Assam, Mizoram and Manipur
- D.Mizoram, Tripura and Nagaland
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The teams moved on city hubs and border stretches in these three States: Aizawl and Champhai in Mizoram, the Indo-Myanmar border trading town of Zokhawthar, operative bases at Churachandpur in Manipur, and the Cachar transit corridor in Assam.
Read the full explanation →By which date does India aim to root out every drug network, as reaffirmed through Operation Trident?
- A.2 October 2029
- B.31 December 2029
- C.31 March 2030
- D.31 December 2027
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The operation was presented as proof of India's resolve to wipe out every drug network by that date, the horizon fixed in the Vision Document on Narcotics Control, whose period runs from 2026 to 2029.
Read the full explanation →Which frequency band is exempt from the licensing requirement for personal mobile radios in India?
- A.433.0 to 434.8 MHz
- B.446.0 to 446.2 MHz
- C.865.0 to 867.0 MHz
- D.2400 to 2483.5 MHz
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Under the rules of 2018 on the use of low power and very low power short range radio frequency devices, personal mobile radios working within this narrow band are exempt from the requirement of a licence, subject to the conditions laid down.
Read the full explanation →Under which law were the penalties for misleading walkie-talkie advertisements imposed?
- A.Consumer Protection Act, 1986
- B.Consumer Protection Act, 2019
- C.Legal Metrology Act, 2009
- D.Information Technology Act, 2000
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The order against M/s Hogar Technologies and Innovations LLP, which carried a penalty of one lakh rupees, was passed under this Act, as were the earlier orders in the same matter against e-commerce platforms and sellers.
Read the full explanation →Which authority imposed penalties on e-commerce entities for misleading walkie-talkie advertisements?
- A.Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
- B.Bureau of Indian Standards
- C.Central Consumer Protection Authority
- D.Competition Commission of India
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It is the body set up under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 to act against misleading advertisements and unfair trade practices, and it is headed by a Chief Commissioner, at present Nidhi Khare, sitting with Commissioner Anupam Mishra.
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