Consider the following statements :
1. The first telegraph line in India was laid between Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and Diamond Harbour.
2. The first Export Processing Zone in India was set up in Kandla.
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
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation
1. Statement 1: The first telegraph line in India was indeed opened in 1851 and laid between Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and Diamond Harbour experimentally. Statement 1 is correct.
2. Statement 2: Asia's (and India's) first Export Processing Zone (EPZ) was set up in Kandla, Gujarat, in 1965. Statement 2 is correct.
3. Both statements are correct.