State statistical services: Statistical Officer / Assistant Statistical Officer (State PSCs and selection boards) · India · State Public Service Commissions and Subordinate Service Selection Boards
Original practice questions written to the published syllabus · not past papersWho collects which number and how: land-use and crop statistics, the agricultural census and input survey, livestock census and integrated sample survey, fishery and horticulture statistics, cost of cultivation, price and market statistics, and the international frameworks (FAO World Programme for the Census of Agriculture, Global Strategy, FAOSTAT, SDG indicators).
In the exams: AICE-JRF Ag Stat Unit 5 'agricultural statistics system: land use, crop estimation, livestock and fishery statistics' (heavy); UPSC ISS Statistics IV official statistics (heavy); SSC CGL JSO (present); state statistical-officer exams (heavy)
How our questions for State statistical services spread across the units of Agricultural Statistics System, Census & Official Statistics. Difficulty: 13 easy, 11 medium, 2 hard.
| The national statistical system: MoSPI/NSO and the Directorate of Economics and Statistics | 5 | |
| Agricultural census and input survey | 4 | |
| Land-use statistics and the nine-fold classification | 3 | |
| National Sample Survey: situation assessment of agricultural households | 3 | |
| Timely Reporting Scheme and advance estimates of crop production | 2 | |
| Livestock census and the integrated sample survey for major livestock products | 2 | |
| Comprehensive scheme for cost of cultivation | 2 | |
| Agricultural prices, wages and market arrival statistics | 2 | |
| SDG indicators for agriculture and data-quality frameworks | 2 | |
| Fishery and horticulture statistics | 1 |
Choose an answer, then open the working. Each explanation says why the right answer is right and why the others are not.
The National Statistical Commission was set up in 2005 on the recommendation of which commission?
C. Rangarajan Commission
The Rangarajan Commission reported in 2001.
Further reading: FAO, World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020; DES, Agricultural Statistics at a Glance; NSO and DAHD reports
India's statistical system is best described as:
B. Decentralised
Ministries such as agriculture produce statistics in their fields under NSO coordination.
Further reading: FAO, World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020; DES, Agricultural Statistics at a Glance; NSO and DAHD reports
When were the UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics endorsed by the General Assembly?
B. 2014
Adopted by the UN Statistical Commission in 1994; endorsed by the General Assembly in 2014.
Further reading: FAO, World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020; DES, Agricultural Statistics at a Glance; NSO and DAHD reports
Net area sown is 140 million ha and gross cropped area 196 million ha. What is cropping intensity?
A. 140%
Cropping intensity = GCA/NSA x 100 = 196/140 x 100 = 140%.
Further reading: FAO, World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020; DES, Agricultural Statistics at a Glance; NSO and DAHD reports
Which two classes together form 'land not available for cultivation'?
A. Non-agricultural uses and barren land
Area under non-agricultural uses plus barren and unculturable land.
Further reading: FAO, World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020; DES, Agricultural Statistics at a Glance; NSO and DAHD reports
How often is India's agricultural census conducted?
D. Every five years
Quinquennially since 1970-71.
Further reading: FAO, World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020; DES, Agricultural Statistics at a Glance; NSO and DAHD reports
Marginal and small holdings together formed about what share of holdings in 2015-16?
A. 86%
Marginal holdings about 68% and small about 18%.
Further reading: FAO, World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020; DES, Agricultural Statistics at a Glance; NSO and DAHD reports
The 20th Livestock Census (2019) reported total livestock of about:
A. 536 million
Poultry were about 852 million.
Further reading: FAO, World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020; DES, Agricultural Statistics at a Glance; NSO and DAHD reports
Which body compiles horticulture area and production data in India?
D. National Horticulture Board
From state horticulture departments.
Further reading: FAO, World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020; DES, Agricultural Statistics at a Glance; NSO and DAHD reports
Which organisation compiles CPI for agricultural labourers?
A. Labour Bureau
CPI-AL and CPI-RL deflate rural wages.
Further reading: FAO, World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020; DES, Agricultural Statistics at a Glance; NSO and DAHD reports
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