Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Collection of Data

Question:

Which of the following is NOT a central agency to collect, process and tabulate the statistical data in India?

Options:

Directorate General of Statistics and Intelligence

Labour Bureau

Registrar General of Indi

Central Statistics Office

Correct Answer:

Directorate General of Statistics and Intelligence

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 1: Directorate General of Statistics and Intelligence

Directorate General of Statistics and Intelligence is not an agency. The correct name is Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS).

There are some agencies both at the national and state level to collect, process and tabulate the statistical data. Some of the agencies at the national level are Census of India, National Sample Survey (NSS), Central Statistics Office (CSO), Registrar General of India (RGI), Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS), Labour Bureau, etc.