Daily UPSC Current Quiz : 15 Sep 2025

Consider the following statements regarding the Financial Intelligence Unit – India (FIU-IND):

1. FIU-IND functions under the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.

2. FIU-IND is responsible for receiving, processing, analyzing, and disseminating information relating to suspicious financial transactions to law enforcement agencies.

3. FIU-IND is a regulatory authority empowered to impose penalties directly on reporting entities for non-compliance under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the “Pink Tax”:

1. It refers to a gender-based pricing phenomenon where products and services targeted at women are priced higher than similar products for men, despite similar production costs.

2. The term originated in the United Kingdom in the early 2000s to describe discriminatory taxation on female-oriented products.

3. Studies globally show that women’s personal care products and clothing can cost significantly more than men’s equivalents, affecting household budgets and reflecting economic inequality.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU):

1. The IPU was established in 1889 and is the global organization of national parliaments.

2. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland, and it has permanent observer status at the United Nations.

3. India became a member of the IPU only after independence in 1947.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following was a key outcome of the 5th United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) held in 2022?