Question : Which of the following facts is not associated with P. C. Mahalanobis, who contributed to the formulation of India's five-year plans?
Option 1: He established the Indian Statistical Institute.
Option 2: He started the journal Sankhya.
Option 3: He is known as the architect of Indian planning.
Option 4: Mahalanobis was born in 1983 in Calcutta.
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Correct Answer: Mahalanobis was born in 1983 in Calcutta.
Solution : The correct option is Mahalanobis was born in 1983 in Calcutta
P. C. Mahalanobis was born on June 29, 1893, in Calcutta, not in 1983. P. C. Mahalanobis was not directly associated with the formulation of India's five-year plans. Instead, he played a significant role in the establishment of the Indian Statistical Institute and the development of statistical methods in India.
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Question : Why is P. C. Mahalanobis' name talked about in the context of five-year plans?
Option 1: He was the chairman of the Planning Commission.
Option 2: He established the Institute of Economic Growth.
Option 3: He conceptualised the framework for the Second Five-Year Plan.
Option 4: He was the finance minister during the First Five-Year Plan period.
Question : In which five-year plan was the Mahalanobis Model started?
Option 1: Second
Option 2: Fourth
Option 3: Third
Option 4: First
Question : Where was India's first computer installed?
Option 1: Indian Institute of Technology , Delhi
Option 2: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Option 3: Indian Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Burnpur
Option 4: Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
Question : Choose the correct pair from the following options.
Option 1: Third Five-year Plan – Rapid industrialisation and basic industries
Option 2: Fourth Five-year Plan - Family planning programme
Option 3: First Five-year Plan – Mahalanobis model
Option 4: Second Five-year Plan – Focus on agriculture
Question : The first Five Year Plan of the Government of India was based on
Option 1: Leontief input-output model
Option 2: Harrod-Domar model
Option 3: Mahalanobis two-sector model
Option 4: Mahalanobis four-sector model
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