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Consider the following statements regarding Science Policy Resolution of 1958:
1. The first science and technology policy document was drafted during the tenure of Indira Gandhi.
2. Science Policy Resolution 1958 was primarily a science policy document and technology development was given secondary importance.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer: B — Only 2
Explanation:
Our first major science policy can betraced back to the year 1958. The policy document was drafted by the government of the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. SPR 1958 laid the foundation of scientific enterprise and scientific temper in India.