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A. Daily Wage Earners B. Self-employed persons C. Farmers D. Housewives Solution: A NCRB released the report titled "Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India". As per the report, maximum deaths due to suicide were reported in daily wage earners. However, the highest increase in number of deaths by suicides has been reported in self-employed persons.  10,881 suicides were recorded in the "Persons engaged in the farming sector" group in 2021, including 5,318 under "farmer/cultivator" and 5,563 under "agricultural labourers". Hence, option (A) is correct. 

A. NSDC B. Seva Bharti C. Yuva Vikas Society D. All of the above Solution: D The second phase of the Grameen Udyami Project was launched by NSDC in partnership with Seva Bharti and Yuva Vikas Society. The programme aims to train 450 tribal students in Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. Central Government has sanctioned a budget of 85,000 crore rupees exclusively for tribal areas. Hence, option (D) is correct. 

A. Rajnath Singh B. Narendra Modi C. Amit Shah D. Piyush Goyal Solution: C Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) on August 17, 2022, at the National Securities Strategies (NSS) Conference 2022 in New Delhi. National Automated Fingerprints Identification System (NAFIS) project is a country-wide searchable database of crime- and criminal-related fingerprints.  It is conceptualized and managed by the NCRB at the Central Fingerprint Bureau (CFPB) in New Delhi. Hence, option (c) is correct. 

A. Ahmedabad B. Navi Mumbai C. New Delhi D. Pune Solution: D Union Minister of State for Science and Tech inaugurated CSIR-URDIP's new building in Pune. He also unveiled India's first indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus in Pune that will give zero greenhouse gas emissions. The bus has been developed by KPIT-CSIR and supported by Ministry of Science and Technology.  The fuel cell makes use of hydrogen and air in order to produce electricity and power the bus. Hence, option (D) is correct. 

A. Amit Shah B. Narendra Modi C. Nirmala Sitharaman D. Piyush Goyal Solution: B On 6 June 2022, PM Narendra Modi launched the National Portal for Credit Linked Government schemes - Jan Samarth Portal . It provides a single-window facility for 13 Government Schemes application submissions. It directly connect beneficiaries to lenders. Its objective is to promote inclusive growth. Hence, option (B) is correct.

A. Agnipath  B. Agrasar  C. Avsar  D. Deshseva Solution: A Union Cabinet has approved Ministry of Defence scheme to recruit youths in armed forces. The scheme is named "AGNIPATH" and the youths recruited will be called "Agniveers". Youths aged between 17.5 years and 21 years can apply under the scheme. The agniveers will be recruited for 4 years including training period.  Hence, option (A) is correct.  Read in detail about AGNIPATH Scheme .

A. Chief of the Air Staff B. Director General of Air Operations C. Vice Chief of Naval Staff D. Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff Solution: C SN Ghormade took over charge as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff in New Delhi in July 2021. He replaced Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar.  SN Ghormade is an alumunus of NDA Khadakwasla. He was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 Jan 1984 and is a Navigation and Direction specialist.  Hence, option (C) is correct. Read Daily Current Affairs by PendulumEdu .