Correct Answer:
C. Inquiry and investigation of certain offences
The correct answer is Inquiry and investigation of certain offences because the formal legislative preamble explicitly mandates both the preliminary inquiry and the subsequent investigation of specified crimes.
- Inquiry and investigation of certain offences: This is the correct choice. Your original key listed 'Investigation of certain offences' as the answer, which is incomplete. The official statutory preamble of the FIA Act, 1974, states: 'Whereas it is expedient to provide for the constitution of a Federal Investigation Agency for the inquiry into, and investigation of, certain offences committed in connection with matters concerning the Federal Government...' Option 3 has been updated as the accurate legal choice.
- Incorrect Options:
- Trail of certain offences: This is incorrect. The FIA is an investigative and law enforcement body; the formal trial of offences is handled exclusively by the judiciary and special courts, not the agency itself.