Daily Quiz-210

Get your STATS right

Chandigarh, Updated At : 07:07 PM Sep 04, 2025 IST

Q1. Which of the following best explains the significance of June 29 in India?

a) It marks the adoption of the first Five-Year Plan

b) It is the birth anniversary of PC Mahalanobis

c) It commemorates the launch of the National Sample Survey

d) It was the day Indian Statistical Institute was founded

Q2. The theme of National Statistics Day 2025 was:

a) Real-time Data for Governance

b) 75 Years of National Sample Survey

c) Mahalanobis Model and Development

d) Artificial Intelligence and Big Data

Q3. The National Sample Survey (NSS) was launched in 1950 to:

a) Estimate India’s population

b) Collect household-level socio-economic data

c) Design Five-Year Plans directly

d) Assess India’s agricultural productivity only

Q4. Which of the following journals was founded by P.C. Mahalanobis?

a) Yojana

b) Sankhyā

c) Economic & Political Weekly

d) Arthashastra

Q5. The Mahalanobis Distance (1936) is primarily used in:

a) Macroeconomic forecasting

b) Multivariate statistical analysis

c) Input-output planning

d) Agricultural sampling

1. B

Explanation: Black (Regur) soil, rich in clay & moisture, is ideal for cotton.

2. B

Explanation: The Indus flows through Ladakh, J&K, Punjab, but not Himachal.

3. C

Explanation: Guwahati (Assam) is called the Gateway of North-East India.

4. B

Explanation: Lake Superior (USA-Canada) is the largest freshwater lake by area, while Lake Baikal (Russia) is deepest.

5. A

Explanation: Punjab is divided into three regions – Malwa (south), Doaba (central), Majha (northwest).