2023 · Q95
Which one of the following statements about the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) is not correct?
General KnowledgeStatic General Awareness
- AIt was established through an Act of Parliament as a Central University.
- BIt was established primarily to support the Indian Navy.
- CIt is located in Chennai.
- DIt was established to extend the benefits of knowledge and skill for development of individuals and society by associating closely with local, regional and national issues of development.
Explanation
Statement B is not correct: the IITs were never established to support the Indian Navy; IIT Madras at Chennai, for example, grew out of Indo-German technical collaboration. The IITs were created by Acts of Parliament (A), IIT Madras is located in Chennai (C), and they were set up to extend the benefits of knowledge and skill for development (D).