105 practical questions mapped to the hub framework.
| ID | Question | Finin2min answer |
|---|---|---|
| COQ001 | Is dominance illegal? | Use the relevant module, statutory anchor and official source. The answer depends on facts and effective date. |
| COQ002 | Does every acquisition require CCI approval? | Use the relevant module, statutory anchor and official source. The answer depends on facts and effective date. |
| COQ003 | What is the deal value threshold? | Use the relevant module, statutory anchor and official source. The answer depends on facts and effective date. |
| COQ004 | Can parties integrate before CCI clearance? | Use the relevant module, statutory anchor and official source. The answer depends on facts and effective date. |
| COQ005 | What is green channel approval? | Use the relevant module, statutory anchor and official source. The answer depends on facts and effective date. |
| COQ006 | Are recommended resale prices allowed? | Use the relevant module, statutory anchor and official source. The answer depends on facts and effective date. |
| COQ007 | Can parallel pricing prove a cartel? | Use the relevant module, statutory anchor and official source. The answer depends on facts and effective date. |
| COQ008 | Who can seek settlement or commitment? | Use the relevant module, statutory anchor and official source. The answer depends on facts and effective date. |
| COQ009 | Can individuals be liable? | Use the relevant module, statutory anchor and official source. The answer depends on facts and effective date. |
| COQ010 | What should employees do during a dawn raid? | Use the relevant module, statutory anchor and official source. The answer depends on facts and effective date. |
| COQ011 | What is the first check for anti-competitive agreements? | Identify whether parties are competitors, suppliers, distributors, platforms or trade associations. |
| COQ012 | Which law governs anti-competitive agreements? | Sections 3 and 19; CCI General Regulations and decisional practice |
| COQ013 | What documents support anti-competitive agreements? | Contracts, Emails and chats, Pricing records, Market and efficiency analysis |
| COQ014 | What is a common risk in anti-competitive agreements? | Informal industry coordination |
| COQ015 | Give a practical example of anti-competitive agreements. | Two competitors agree not to bid against each other for selected customers. The arrangement raises a serious cartel concern even if not written. |
| COQ016 | What is the first check for cartels and bid rigging? | Implement competitor-contact protocols. |
| COQ017 | Which law governs cartels and bid rigging? | Section 3(3); Sections 26, 27 and 46; Lesser Penalty Regulations |
| COQ018 | What documents support cartels and bid rigging? | Tender files, Bid build-up, Communication map, Independent-pricing evidence |
| COQ019 | What is a common risk in cartels and bid rigging? | Deleting chats after inquiry notice |
| COQ020 | Give a practical example of cartels and bid rigging. | Competing suppliers rotate tender wins and submit cover bids. Even without a signed agreement, communications and bidding patterns may establish concerted conduct. |
| COQ021 | What is the first check for vertical restraints and distribution? | Define products, channels and affected geography. |
| COQ022 | Which law governs vertical restraints and distribution? | Section 3(4); Section 19(3); CCI decisional practice |
| COQ023 | What documents support vertical restraints and distribution? | Distribution agreements, Discount policies, Market-share evidence, Efficiency memo |
| COQ024 | What is a common risk in vertical restraints and distribution? | Minimum advertised price enforced as fixed resale price |
| COQ025 | Give a practical example of vertical restraints and distribution. | A premium brand recommends prices and funds marketing. Recommendation becomes risky if discounts are monitored and punished. |
| COQ026 | What is the first check for dominant position and abuse? | Define relevant market before assessing dominance. |
| COQ027 | Which law governs dominant position and abuse? | Sections 4 and 19(4); CCI cost regulations for predatory pricing |
| COQ028 | What documents support dominant position and abuse? | Market study, Customer dependence data, Pricing/cost records, Policy rationale |
| COQ029 | What is a common risk in dominant position and abuse? | Calling market leadership “dominance” without analysis |
| COQ030 | Give a practical example of dominant position and abuse. | A platform with strong network effects gives its own service preferential ranking. Market definition, indispensability and self-preferencing effects require evidence-based analysis. |
| COQ031 | What is the first check for relevant market and competition economics? | Identify customer need and switching. |
| COQ032 | Which law governs relevant market and competition economics? | Sections 2(r), 2(s), 2(t) and 19; CCI decisional practice |
| COQ033 | What documents support relevant market and competition economics? | Customer surveys, Switching data, Internal strategy documents, Competitor map |
| COQ034 | What is a common risk in relevant market and competition economics? | Selecting market to fit desired result |
| COQ035 | Give a practical example of relevant market and competition economics. | For online food delivery, a broad “all food” market and a narrower intermediation platform market may produce very different power analysis. |
| COQ036 | What is the first check for predatory pricing and discounts? | Determine dominance first. |
| COQ037 | Which law governs predatory pricing and discounts? | Section 4(2)(a); CCI cost regulations |
| COQ038 | What documents support predatory pricing and discounts? | Cost records, Discount approvals, Business plans, Competitor and entry evidence |
| COQ039 | What is a common risk in predatory pricing and discounts? | Using accounting loss as proof of predation |
| COQ040 | Give a practical example of predatory pricing and discounts. | A dominant app subsidises one side of a two-sided market. The full platform economics and allocation of costs matter. |
| COQ041 | What is the first check for combination thresholds and filing screen? | Map parties, groups and target business. |
| COQ042 | Which law governs combination thresholds and filing screen? | Sections 5 and 6; Combination Rules and Regulations, 2024; 2024 threshold and exemption rules |
| COQ043 | What documents support combination thresholds and filing screen? | Group financials, Transaction documents, Valuation and consideration bridge, India business metrics |
| COQ044 | What is a common risk in combination thresholds and filing screen? | Using only target revenue |
| COQ045 | Give a practical example of combination thresholds and filing screen. | A global acquisition has a small Indian target but a high transaction value and substantial Indian users. De-minimis relief does not automatically answer the deal-value test. |
| COQ046 | What is the first check for deal value threshold? | Aggregate direct, indirect, deferred and contingent consideration. |
| COQ047 | Which law governs deal value threshold? | Section 5(d); Competition (Criteria of Combination) Rules, 2024; Combinations Regulations, 2024 |
| COQ048 | What documents support deal value threshold? | Consideration schedule, Valuation report, India user/revenue data, Board papers |
| COQ049 | What is a common risk in deal value threshold? | Excluding earn-outs |
| COQ050 | Give a practical example of deal value threshold. | An acquisition includes cash, earn-out, non-compete payment and rollover equity. The entire value framework must be assessed, not only upfront cash. |
| COQ051 | What is the first check for control and material influence? | Map affirmative rights and quorum. |
| COQ052 | Which law governs control and material influence? | Section 5 explanation and CCI decisional practice; Combination Regulations, 2024 |
| COQ053 | What documents support control and material influence? | SHA/SSA, Articles, Board-rights matrix, Side letters |
| COQ054 | What is a common risk in control and material influence? | Treating all vetoes as protective |
| COQ055 | Give a practical example of control and material influence. | A 12% investor receives a board seat and veto over budget, senior management and business plan. Filing analysis must address control, not just share percentage. |
| COQ056 | What is the first check for combination filing and standstill? | Build filing timetable into transaction plan. |
| COQ057 | Which law governs combination filing and standstill? | Sections 6, 29–31 and 43A; Combinations Regulations, 2024 |
| COQ058 | What documents support combination filing and standstill? | Signing/closing checklist, Clean-team protocol, Interim covenant matrix, Filing record |
| COQ059 | What is a common risk in combination filing and standstill? | Early integration |
| COQ060 | Give a practical example of combination filing and standstill. | Buyer takes over pricing approval before CCI clearance. Even without share transfer, operational control may create standstill risk. |
| COQ061 | What is the first check for green channel and deemed approval? | Map horizontal, vertical and complementary overlaps across groups. |
| COQ062 | Which law governs green channel and deemed approval? | Section 6 and Green Channel framework; Combinations Regulations, 2024; CCI FAQs |
| COQ063 | What documents support green channel and deemed approval? | Portfolio map, Overlap search, Market descriptions, Eligibility memo |
| COQ064 | What is a common risk in green channel and deemed approval? | Narrow portfolio search |
| COQ065 | Give a practical example of green channel and deemed approval. | A private-equity fund’s portfolio company supplies inputs to the target. That vertical link may defeat green-channel eligibility. |
| COQ066 | What is the first check for exemptions and ordinary-course acquisitions? | Identify transaction category exactly. |
| COQ067 | Which law governs exemptions and ordinary-course acquisitions? | Competition (Criteria for Exemption of Combinations) Rules, 2024; CCI FAQs |
| COQ068 | What documents support exemptions and ordinary-course acquisitions? | Shareholding history, Rights matrix, Investment mandate, Exemption memo |
| COQ069 | What is a common risk in exemptions and ordinary-course acquisitions? | No written exemption analysis |
| COQ070 | Give a practical example of exemptions and ordinary-course acquisitions. | A financial investor acquires shares beyond a passive threshold and obtains strategic rights. “Investment only” wording cannot replace substantive analysis. |
| COQ071 | What is the first check for gun jumping and pre-closing conduct? | Define prohibited pre-closing actions. |
| COQ072 | Which law governs gun jumping and pre-closing conduct? | Sections 6 and 43A; CCI combination orders |
| COQ073 | What documents support gun jumping and pre-closing conduct? | Protocol, Clean-team logs, Decision records, Training acknowledgements |
| COQ074 | What is a common risk in gun jumping and pre-closing conduct? | Joint customer meetings |
| COQ075 | Give a practical example of gun jumping and pre-closing conduct. | Parties jointly negotiate prices with customers before clearance. This can create both standstill and cartel exposure. |
| COQ076 | What is the first check for settlement mechanism? | Confirm statutory stage and eligibility. |
| COQ077 | Which law governs settlement mechanism? | Section 48A; CCI Settlement Regulations, 2024 |
| COQ078 | What documents support settlement mechanism? | Investigation record, Remedy design, Financial exposure model, Implementation plan |
| COQ079 | What is a common risk in settlement mechanism? | Missing filing window |
| COQ080 | Give a practical example of settlement mechanism. | A dominant enterprise under investigation may propose payment and conduct changes after receiving the Director General report, within the regulatory window. |
| COQ081 | What is the first check for commitment mechanism? | Act early after prima facie order. |
| COQ082 | Which law governs commitment mechanism? | Section 48B; CCI Commitment Regulations, 2024 |
| COQ083 | What documents support commitment mechanism? | Theory-of-harm map, Commitment proposal, Implementation timeline, Monitoring data |
| COQ084 | What is a common risk in commitment mechanism? | Vague commitments |
| COQ085 | Give a practical example of commitment mechanism. | A platform proposes transparent ranking criteria and data-access safeguards to address self-preferencing concerns before the DG report. |
| COQ086 | What is the first check for leniency and leniency plus? | Secure evidence and preserve privilege. |
| COQ087 | Which law governs leniency and leniency plus? | Section 46; CCI Lesser Penalty Regulations and 2024 framework |
| COQ088 | What documents support leniency and leniency plus? | Evidence inventory, Chronology, Privilege protocol, Cooperation plan |
| COQ089 | What is a common risk in leniency and leniency plus? | Delaying while evidence dissipates |
| COQ090 | Give a practical example of leniency and leniency plus. | A company discovers bid coordination in one product and separate market allocation in another. A coordinated leniency strategy may materially alter exposure. |
| COQ091 | What is the first check for investigation, dawn raid and digital evidence? | Maintain dawn-raid protocol and response team. |
| COQ092 | Which law governs investigation, dawn raid and digital evidence? | Sections 26, 36 and 41; CCI General Regulations; Applicable search and digital-evidence framework |
| COQ093 | What documents support investigation, dawn raid and digital evidence? | Raid protocol, Custodian list, Legal hold, Evidence log |
| COQ094 | What is a common risk in investigation, dawn raid and digital evidence? | Deleting messages |
| COQ095 | Give a practical example of investigation, dawn raid and digital evidence. | Investigators seek laptops and messaging data. The company should cooperate lawfully while maintaining a clear evidence log and privilege process. |
| COQ096 | What is the first check for penalties, compensation and director liability? | Identify relevant turnover/income base. |
| COQ097 | Which law governs penalties, compensation and director liability? | Sections 27, 42–48 and 53N; Penalty Guidelines, 2024 |
| COQ098 | What documents support penalties, compensation and director liability? | Turnover data, Role matrix, Compliance evidence, Damages model |
| COQ099 | What is a common risk in penalties, compensation and director liability? | Focusing only on headline penalty |
| COQ100 | Give a practical example of penalties, compensation and director liability. | A cartel order against a company can be followed by compensation claims from affected customers, independent of the administrative penalty. |
| COQ101 | What is the first check for competition compliance programme? | Risk-rank competitor, distributor, procurement and M&A activity. |
| COQ102 | Which law governs competition compliance programme? | Competition Act, 2002; CCI advocacy materials |
| COQ103 | What documents support competition compliance programme? | Policy, Training records, Contract-review log, Audit reports |
| COQ104 | What is a common risk in competition compliance programme? | Generic training only |
| COQ105 | Give a practical example of competition compliance programme. | Sales teams attending an industry association need specific guidance on agendas, departures and documentation—not only an annual e-learning module. |
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