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Correct Answer: Option (A) — A-2; B-3; C-1; D-4
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference Verified- A matches 2: Neutrinos have nearly zero rest mass (classically treated as having zero rest mass).
- B matches 3: Quarks possess fractional elementary electric charges (+2/3e or -1/3e).
- C matches 1: Positrons are fermions with half-integral (fractional) spin (1/2).
- D matches 4: Photons are gauge bosons carrying an integral spin of 1.
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