How India Counts Itself: Checkpoint 1

Quick checkpoint - five questions on India's statistical system, Mahalanobis, the census, GDP and consumption surveys.

Quick checkpoint - five questions on India’s statistical system, Mahalanobis, the census, GDP and consumption surveys.

Question 1 of 5 What was formed in 2019 by merging the CSO and NSSO?

The National Statistical Office The RBI NITI Aayog SEBI

It's under MoSPI.

Question 2 of 5 What did Mahalanobis pioneer?

Large-scale sample surveys Digital payments The GST Stock exchanges

Samples can represent populations accurately.

Question 3 of 5 Why does the delayed census matter?

Welfare and funding rely on outdated population data It doesn't matter It raises taxes It ends elections

NFSA coverage uses 2011 population.

Question 4 of 5 Why is India's GDP debated?

Measuring the informal sector and methodology changes GDP isn't calculated Only one person calculates it It's always exact

The 2015 series sparked debate.

Question 5 of 5 What happened to the 2017-18 consumption survey?

It was scrapped and not released It was published early It never began It was replaced by the census

The government cited data quality concerns.

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