What were the initiatives during the Second Five Year Plan to improve technical education in India?
1.Closure of non-performing engineering colleges.
2.Establishment of an IIT at Madras.
3.Schemes for improvement of existing technical institutions.
4.Stipend-based training programme for outstanding students at select technical institutions.
5.Plan to establish a central institute for printing technology.
A1, 2 & 3 only
B1, 3 & 4 only
C1, 2 & 5 only
D2, 3, 4 & 5 only ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 2, 3, 4 & 5 only
Explanation
The Second Plan founded IIT Madras, improved existing institutions, ran stipend training and planned a printing-technology institute.
Statement 2 is right, marking the establishment of an IIT at Madras.
Statement 3 is right, funding schemes to upgrade existing technical institutions.
Statement 4 is right, offering stipend-based training to outstanding students.
Statement 5 is right, planning a central institute for printing technology, while Statement 1 is wrong as closing colleges was not a Second-Plan step.
IIT Madras was set up in 1959 with West German collaboration.
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