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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Seventh Economic Census was launched in which city?
A
New Delhi
B
Jaipur
C
Raipur
D
Mumbai
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Recently, the 7th Economic Census was launched in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 7th economic census was being rolled out at that stage, and Mospi claimed this would be an authentic geo-tagged database of all firms in the country. Mospi said it would create a ‘national statistical business register’ based on this database.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is 1977. In 1976, the Government of India launched a planning scheme called Economic Census and Surveys. In 1977, Central Statistical Organization conducted the first economic census in collaboration with the Directorate of Economics & Statistics (DES) in the States/Union Territories.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first Economic Census was undertaken in 1977. The Second EC was carried out in 1980 followed by the Third EC in 1990. The fourth edition took place in 1998 while the fifth EC was held in 2005. The Sixth edition of Economic Census was conducted in 2013.

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