Consider the following statements regarding “National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS)”: 1. It is a pan-India searchable database of crime and criminal-related fingerprints. 2. It is developed by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

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Q. Consider the following statements regarding “National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS)”:
1.It is a pan-India searchable database of crime and criminal-related fingerprints.
2.It is developed by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation: India has inaugurated a National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS): A pan-India searchable database of crime and criminal-related fingerprints.

NAFIS is developed by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

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