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Correct Answer: Option (B) — 2 and 3
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is incorrect: The Earth's magnetic dipole axis is inclined at roughly 11.3 degrees to the geographic rotational axis, not 23.5 degrees (which represents Earth's axial tilt relative to the orbital plane).
Statement 2 is correct: The North Magnetic Pole is historically situated in northern Canada's Arctic territories.
Statement 3 is correct: The dip equator (magnetic equator) passes very close to Thumba (near Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala), which is why the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) was established there.
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