Question

Who was given the landmark contribution to the development of the second five-year plan?

• A. CD Deshmukh
• B. JK Mehta
• C. JM Keynes
• D. PC Mahalanobis

Answer 1

Answer:

D. PC Mahalanobis

• Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (P.C. Mahalanobis) was a renowned Indian scientist and statistician. • He is widely regarded as the father of statistics in India. • Mahalanobis founded the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in Kolkata in 1931.