Which of the following engineering colleges were there in India in the year 1902?

1.Roorkee

2.Sibapur

3.Poona

4.Madras

A1, 2 & 4 only

B1, 2, 3 & 4 ✓ Correct

C1 & 4 only

D1 & 3 only

Correct answer: (B) 1, 2, 3 & 4

Explanation

By 1902 India had engineering colleges at Roorkee, Sibpur, Poona and Madras, covering all four Statements.

Statement 1, Roorkee, hosted the Thomason College founded in 1847, the oldest of these.

Statement 2, Sibpur, near Calcutta, had its engineering college from the 1850s.

Statement 3, Poona, ran the College of Engineering set up in the mid-nineteenth century.

Statement 4, Madras, had the Guindy engineering college dating back to the same era.

These four institutions formed the core of technical education in British India.

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