Consider the following statements on budget spending on Research and Development:
1. The recent budget showed a 40% increase in spending for the Department of Biotechnology.
2. Deep Ocean Mission also focuses on Technological innovations for the exploration and conservation of deep-sea biodiversity
3. Spending on basic research has increased to 2% of GDP which is a significant first-time achievement.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
1
3 only
2
2 and 3 only
3
2 only
4
1 and 2 only