economics medium MCQ

The National Statistical Office (NSO), which currently releases India's GDP and IIP data, was formed by merging which two organizations?

  1. CSO and NSSO
  2. RBI and SEBI
  3. NITI Aayog and Planning Commission
  4. OEA and Labour Bureau

Answer: CSO and NSSO

In 2019, the Government of India merged the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) to form the unified National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). This was done to streamline data collection, eliminate discrepancies, and improve the overall quality of national statistics.

Topic Macroeconomics - National Income
Exam Relevance UPSC Prelims, SSC CGL
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