10 Quiz on Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis : National Statistical Day

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis was born on 29 June in the year of 1893 of the house at 210 Cornwallis Street in Calcutta. Prabodh Chandra (1869-1942), was the father of P. C. Mahalanobis. Mahalanobis received his early schooling at the Brahmo Boys School in Calcutta, graduating in 1908. He joined the Presidency College, Calcutta he was taught by teachers who included Jagadish Chandra Bose, and Prafulla Chandra Ray. He was an Indian scientist and also applied statistician. He is finest remembered for the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure, as well as for being among the members of the very first Planning Commission of free India. He made introducing research studies in anthropometry in India. He established the Indian Statistical Institute(ISI). Mahalanobis passed away on 28 June 1972, a day prior to his seventy-ninth birthday.

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   Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis founded the Indian Statistical Institute in which of the following college ?

   • University of London
   • Hindoo College
   • Bethune College
   • Presidency College
   • None of these
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   Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis was born on

   • 15 March 1884
   • 29 June 1893
   • 12 September 1894
   • 17 April 1893
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   Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis is famous for the

   • Mahalanobis distance
   • Mahalanobis science
   • Mahalanobis geography
   • None of these
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   In which year Goverment of India decided to celebrate Mahalanobis birthday as National Statistical Day ?

   • 2010
   • 2009
   • 2008
   • 2006
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   Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis was born in

   • Delhi
   • Culcutta
   • Mumbai
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   Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, was awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India for his

   • stastical work and his contribution to India\'s second five year plan.
   • the role of social work in National Development
   • None of these
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   Mahalanobis received his early schooling at

   • St. Thomas’ School in Calcutta
   • Cathedral Mission High School in Calcutta
   • The Brahmo Boys School in Calcutta
   • None of these
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   Mahalanobis received a Bachelor of Science degree with honours in physics in

   • 1912
   • 1916
   • 1917
   • 1918
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   Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay died on

   • 12 March 1962
   • 28 June 1972
   • 1 November 1982
   • 14 April 1964
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    Who was the father of Mahalanobis ?

    • Gurucharan Mahalanobis
    • Prabodh Chandra Mahalanobis
    • Subodh Chandra Mahalanobis
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