In which year was Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, known as the architect of Indian planning, born?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 1893
P. C. Mahalanobis was born in 1893 in Calcutta. A statistician, he founded the Indian Statistical Institute and drew up the Second Five Year Plan, which laid the base of Indian planning.