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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 43

SSC CHSL - 12th October 2020 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q43

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Who founded the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in Calcutta?

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Correct answer: D

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The correct answer is option 4  i.e.  Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

  • Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis was an Indian scientist and statistician.
  • He is best remembered for the Mahalanobis distance.
  • Founded by Professor P.C. Mahalanobis in Kolkata on 17th December 1931.
  • He is one of the members of the first Planning Commission of free India.