NATIONAL STATISTICS DAY: Official Statistics
National Statistics Day in India commemorates the birth anniversary of which renowned statistician ?
A. P.C. Mahalanobis
B. R.A. Fisher
C. Karl Pearson
D. John Tukey
P.C. Mahalanobis
Which organization is primarily responsible for the collection and publication of official statistics in India ?
A. Reserve Bank of India
B. National Statistical Office (NSO)
C. Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)
D. NITI Aayog
National Statistical Office (NSO)
What is the theme for National Statistics Day 2023 ?
A. Sustainable Development Goals
B. Data for Development
C. Statistics for Climate Action
D. Empowering Women through Statistics
Statistics for Climate Action
The annual report 'Statistical Year Book' is published by which Indian organization ?
A. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)
B. Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)
C. Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
D. NITI Aayog
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)
Which statistical technique is used to reduce the dimensionality of large datasets ?
A. Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
B. Cluster Analysis
C. Factor Analysis
D. Discriminant Analysis
Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
What is the name of the statistical method used to estimate population parameters from sample data ?
A. Inference
B. Regression
C. Correlation
D. Hypothesis Testing
Inference
Who is considered the father of Indian statistics ?
A. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
B. Ronald Fisher
C. Karl Pearson
D. William S. Gosset
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
National Statistics Day is celebrated on _________ ?
A. June 28
B. June 29
C. June 30
D. July 01
June 29
The first National Statiscal Day was celebrated on _________ ?
A. 29 June, 2007
B. 29 June, 2009
C. 29 June, 2005
D. 29 June, 2008
29 June, 2007
Which is the apex advisory body on statistical matters ?
A. National Statistical Commission (NSC)
B. United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC)
C. Central Statistics Office (CSO)
D. International Statistical Institute (ISI)
National Statistical Commission (NSC)
Where is the headquarters of NSC ?
A. Washington
B. Delhi
C. Mumbai
D. France
Delhi
What are the major sources of data on Official Statistics ?
1. Census and Sample Surveys
2. Administrative Records
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Bothe 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Both 1 and 2
What are official statistics ?
A. Data collected by private companies
B. Data collected by individuals
C. Data collected by NGOs
D.Data collected by governments
Data collected by governments
What type of data is typically collected by official statistics ?
A. Qualitative
B. Quantitative
C. Both
D. None
Quantitative
In which year was Indian Statistical Institute established ?
A. 16 October 1931
B. 16 October 1932
C. 17 December 1931
D. 17 December 1932
17 December 1931