Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is incorrect. India possesses substantial reserves of thorium, ranking among the largest globally. Significant thorium deposits are found primarily in monazite sands along the coastal areas of states such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The monazite sands of Kerala are notably rich in thorium, not uranium. Uranium deposits in India are predominantly located in states like Jharkhand (e.g., Jaduguda), Andhra Pradesh (e.g., Tummalapalle), and Meghalaya.
Since both statements 1 and 2 are factually incorrect, the option "Neither 1 nor 2" is the correct answer.
Options (a), (b), and (c) are incorrect because they assert the correctness of at least one or both of the factually inaccurate statements provided in the question.