Consider the following statements:1.The Gaza Strip is a sovereign state located on the west coast of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Egypt to the north and east and Israel to the southwest.2.Hamas seeks to establish an Islamic state in all of historical Palestine, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, and to liberate the Palestinian territories from Israeli occupation.Select the correct statements using the codes given below:

Q. Consider the following statements:
1.The Gaza Strip is a sovereign state located on the west coast of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Egypt to the north and east and Israel to the southwest.
2.Hamas seeks to establish an Islamic state in all of historical Palestine, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, and to liberate the Palestinian territories from Israeli occupation.
Select the correct statements using the codes given below:

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation –

Statement 1 is incorrect. The Gaza Strip is not a sovereign state. It is a Palestinian territory located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Israel to the north and east and Egypt to the southwest.

Statement 2 is correct. Hamas seeks to establish an Islamic state in all of historical Palestine, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, and to liberate the Palestinian territories from Israeli occupation.

Source: ForumIAS

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