Which of the following statements about the second five-year plan is INCORRECT?

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1. (1) Correct — The $2^{nd}$ Five-Year Plan (1956–61) emphasized rapid industrialisation, particularly of heavy and basic industries (iron, steel, machinery).

2. (2) Correct — Major heavy-sector projects and industries (steel plants like Bhilai, Rourkela, Durgapur; expansion in power and related infrastructure) were promoted or established during the plan.

3. (3) Incorrect — The plan was not based on the Keynesian model; it was shaped by the Mahalanobis model which prioritized investment in capital goods and heavy industry to build long-term productive capacity. Keynesian policy emphasizes short-term demand management, which was not the defining framework of the Second Plan.

4. (4) Correct — The plan reflected a move toward a socialist pattern of society via a dominant public sector and state-led industrialisation.

Therefore the only incorrect statement is (3).

FINAL_ANSWER: c

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