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Correct Answer: Option (D) — 1 and 3
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Standard Reference Verified- Statement 1 is correct: In Indian urban planning classification, megacities are defined as urban agglomerations with a population exceeding 5 million.
- Statement 2 is incorrect: Not all megacities are seaports; for instance, Delhi and Bengaluru are major landlocked inland megacities.
- Statement 3 is correct: Major Indian megacities (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad) serve as national or state administrative capitals.
Identify extreme generalisations: Statement 2 asserts 'All the megacities are important sea ports'—inland cities like Delhi make this clearly false, instantly eliminating (a), (b), and (c).
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