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Correct Answer: Option (A) — 1 and 2
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedStatements 1 and 2 are correct: The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMBR) and Hubble's observation of the galactic redshift (light from receding distant galaxies shifting towards longer wavelengths) are two fundamental pillars supporting the expanding universe model and the Big Bang theory.
Statements 3 and 4 are incorrect: The orbital motion of asteroids is governed by local gravitational mechanics within planetary systems, and supernovae explosions are stellar lifecycle events; neither serves as evidence for cosmological metric expansion.
Asteroid movement is a purely local solar system gravitational effect. Statement 3 can be safely discarded.
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