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Correct Answer: Option (C) — 2 and 3 only
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is incorrect: Petronet LNG Ltd. set up its first terminal at Dahej (Gujarat) and its second terminal at Kochi (Kerala), not Mangalore.
Statement 2 is correct: Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) has its corporate headquarters at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
Statement 3 is correct: The Narwapahar uranium mine, located in the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, is owned and operated by the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL).
Petronet LNG's major terminals in South India are at Kochi (not Mangalore). Eliminating statement 1 leaves option (c) directly.
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