Which unit made the arrests in New Delhi in the case of a bribe sought for clearing a pending FCRA registration?
- A.The Special Cell of the Delhi Police
- B.The Economic Offences Wing of the state police
- C.The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
- D.The Railway Protection Force
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is the Special Cell of the Delhi Police, which acted in coordination with central agencies after receiving specific information from the Ministry of Home Affairs and apprehended the two officials in New Delhi. Option B is a wing that investigates economic offences at the state level, but it was not the unit named in this action. Option C works on smuggling and customs-related intelligence and had no part in the case. Option D guards railway property and passengers and is unconnected with it. The two men held are a Senior Accountant and an Accountant, and they are alleged to have approached an association and demanded money for facilitating its pending registration. The ministry has said that legal as well as departmental action is being taken and that further investigation is still in progress.
Read the full article: Two Officials Held for Bribery over FCRA Registration
Practice Questions
Which division of the Ministry of Home Affairs handles foreign contribution matters, and where one of the officials held in the bribery case is posted?
- A.Foreigners Division
- B.Internal Security Division
- C.Border Management Division
- D.Police Modernisation Division
Show answer
One of the two officials apprehended is presently posted there, and the other, now working in a Pay and Accounts Office, had served in the same division at an earlier point.
Read the full explanation →According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, how are FCRA-related services provided to applicants?
- A.Through authorised private agents appointed by the ministry
- B.Online through the FCRA portal, with no intermediary authorised
- C.Only in person at district collectorates
- D.Through the state home departments
Show answer
The ministry made this point while announcing the action against the two officials, because the pair had allegedly offered an association that it could get a pending registration cleared for a payment.
Read the full explanation →What will be issued to a professional who is granted provisional registration under the proposed framework?
- A.A Health Professional Service Card
- B.A Provisional Registration Unique Identification Number (PR UID)
- C.A State Allied Council Licence Number
- D.An Allied Health Aadhaar Number
Show answer
The draft envisages an integrated online system that handles the application, the verification of credentials, the assessment of eligibility and the issue of the provisional registration certificate, and every professional granted provisional registration is to receive this unique number so that the regulator can identify each registrant and exercise oversight.
Read the full explanation →What is the last date for sending comments, suggestions and objections on the draft provisional registration regulations?
- A.4 December 2026
- B.30 November 2026
- C.11 December 2026
- D.1 January 2027
Show answer
Comments, suggestions and objections on the draft have been invited from allied and healthcare professionals, their associations, educational institutions, the State Allied and Healthcare Councils, healthcare institutions, subject experts and the general public, and all of it must reach the commission by that date; the inputs will then be weighed…
Read the full explanation →Under which Act has the draft framework for provisional registration of allied and healthcare professionals been framed?
- A.The National Medical Commission Act, 2019
- B.The Clinical Establishments Act, 2010
- C.The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021
- D.The Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947
Show answer
The draft regulations on provisional registration have been framed by the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions under that parent law, and the commission itself functions under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Read the full explanation →