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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
National Statistics Day is observed on which date
A
27 June
B
28 June
C
29 June
D
30 June
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -India observes National Statistics Day on 29th June every year to honour the work and contribution of late Professor and Scientist Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in the field of Statistics and economic planning.

Detailed explanation-2: -The National Statistics Day of India is observed on the 29th of June every year by arranging seminars, programmes, and campaigns across the country. The first National Statistics Day was commemorated in 2007.

Detailed explanation-3: -The theme of this year is ‘Data for Sustainable Development’.

Detailed explanation-4: -The next time the day was observed was in 2015, with the topic ‘Better data, better lives’. The same year, the United Nations General Assembly declared that World Statistics Day would thereafter be celebrated once every 5 years. It was a resolution that was agreed upon on 3 June 2015.

Detailed explanation-5: -Background. At its 41st Session in February 2010, the United Nations Statistical Commission proposed celebrating 20 October 2010 as World Statistics Day (Decision 41/109).

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