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Consider the following statements

Consider the following statements :
1. There are no east flowing rivers in Kerala.
2. There are no west flowing rivers in Madhya Pradesh.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a)

1 only

(b)

2 only

(c)

Both 1 and 2

(d)

Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation

Option 1 states that there are no east-flowing rivers in Kerala, which is incorrect as some rivers such as Kabini and Bhavani do flow eastwards from Kerala. Option 2 states there are no west flowing rivers in Madhya Pradesh, which is also incorrect. Many rivers in Madhya Pradesh such as Betwa, Son and Hiran flow westward. Option 3 suggests that both statements are correct, which is false as discussed above. Option 4 says neither statement 1 nor 2 is correct, which is the correct answer as we’ve seen that there are both east-flowing rivers in Kerala and west-flowing ones in Madhya Pradesh.