Question

In India, National Income is estimated by the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) using a ______.

Options

• Output method

• Income method

• Expenditure method

• Combination of Output and Income method

Answer 1

In India, National Income is estimated by the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) using a combination of output and income methods.

Explanation:

The CSO combines the output (production/value‑added) and income (factor‑income) approaches to estimate national income using output data where available and income figures to fill gaps and cross‑check totals.