BHARATPOL portal has been developed by
- (a)The Election Commission of India
- (b)The Central Bureau of Investigation
- (c)The Enforcement Directorate
- (d)The Securities and Exchange Board of India
Correct — B, the Central Bureau of Investigation. The BHARATPOL portal was developed by the CBI, which is India's National Central Bureau for INTERPOL, and was launched on 7 January 2025 by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. It connects Indian law-enforcement agencies directly to INTERPOL's channels — speeding the issue and transmission of INTERPOL notices and requests for help in cross-border crime such as cybercrime, terrorism and trafficking.
- (a)The Election Commission of India — The ECI conducts elections; it has no role in international police cooperation or INTERPOL liaison.
- (c)The Enforcement Directorate — The ED investigates money-laundering and foreign-exchange offences; it is a user of such cooperation, not the developer of BHARATPOL.
- (d)The Securities and Exchange Board of India — SEBI is the securities-market regulator; policing and INTERPOL liaison fall entirely outside its remit.
INTERPOL works through a 'National Central Bureau' (NCB) in each member country; in India that NCB is the CBI. BHARATPOL is an online platform built by the CBI to let all Indian police forces and agencies plug into INTERPOL's system quickly, instead of routing requests slowly through a single desk.
The question is really 'who is India's INTERPOL contact point?' — the CBI. The ECI, ED and SEBI are all national bodies but none handles international police cooperation, so they are easy eliminations.
- BHARATPOL was developed by the CBI and launched on 7 January 2025 by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
- The CBI is India's National Central Bureau (NCB) for INTERPOL.
- The portal has modules such as Connect, INTERPOL Notices, References, Broadcast and Resources.
- Its aim is faster issue and transmission of INTERPOL notices against fugitives and cross-border criminals.
- Guessing the ED or a regulator because the portal 'sounds' financial — it is about INTERPOL police cooperation, hence the CBI.
- Confusing BHARATPOL (INTERPOL liaison) with domestic portals like CCTNS.
Asked as 'who developed/launched BHARATPOL' or 'which agency is India's INTERPOL NCB'.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The CBI serves as India's National Central Bureau for
- (a)the United Nations
- (b)INTERPOL
- (c)the World Bank
- (d)the Financial Action Task Force
Answer(b) INTERPOL — through which the BHARATPOL portal channels cooperation.
- practice — not a real PYQ
BHARATPOL, launched in January 2025, is intended to
- (a)run national elections
- (b)speed India's cooperation with INTERPOL
- (c)regulate the stock market
- (d)issue passports
Answer(b) speed India's cooperation with INTERPOL — it was built by the CBI.