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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 38

SSC CGL - 6th March 2020 Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q38

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Who among the following is the head of the standing committee on economic statistics set up by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI)?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e Pronab Sen.

  • Pronab Sen will review and develop the country’s surveys on employment, industry and services sector amid criticism of official statistics.

  • The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has set up a single standing committee on economic statistics (SCES) to deliberate and develop methodologies for surveys on industry, services and employment in place of multiple panels on these issues.