Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Economics

Question:

Which of the following economist established the journal called "Sankhya"?

Options:

William Digby

Dadabhai Naroji

Findlay Shirras

Mahalanobis

Correct Answer:

Mahalanobis

Explanation:

Many distinguished thinkers contributed to the formulation of India’s five year plans. Among them, the name of the statistician, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, stands out. Mahalanobis was born in 1893 in Calcutta. He was educated at the Presidency College in Calcutta and at Cambridge University in England.

Mahalanobis established the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in Calcutta and started a journal, Sankhya, which still serves as a respected forum for statisticians to discuss their ideas. Both, the ISI and Sankhya, are highly regarded by statisticians and economists all over the world to this day.