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Father of Indian Budget.
A
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B
Mahalanobis
C
James Wilson
D
Shanmugham Chetty
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mahalanobis devised a measure of comparison between two data sets that is now known as the Mahalanobis distance. He introduced innovative techniques for conducting large-scale sample surveys and calculated acreages and crop yields by using the method of random sampling.

Detailed explanation-2: -He was a famous Indian Scientist and Mathematician. He is famous for the creation of the Mahalanobis distance. He was also a member of the planning commission of India post its independence. He is also famous for drafting India’s second five-year plan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis is also known as the father of Indian Statistics. He was a physicist by training, a statistician by instinct and a planner by conviction.

Detailed explanation-4: -Brilliant and ambitious, Professor Mahalanobis moved to England to further his education. There he met the eminent Indian mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan and was deeply influenced by him.

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