The efforts to detect the existence of Higgs boson particle have become frequent news in the recent past. What is/are the importance / importances of discovering this particle? 1. It will enable us to understand as to why elementary particles have mass. 2. It will enable us in the near future to develop the technology of transferring matter from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them. 3. It will enable us to create better fuels for nuclear fission. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

The discovery of the Higgs boson is a landmark in particle physics because it confirms the Brout-Englert-Higgs (BEH) mechanism, which explains how elementary particles acquire mass [2]. According to the Standard Model, particles interact with the Higgs field; the stronger the interaction, the more mass the particle possesses [2]. Statement 1 is therefore correct as the Higgs boson is the physical manifestation of this mass-generating field. Statement 2 is incorrect because quantum teleportation involves the transfer of quantum states (information) rather than the physical transport of matter across space, and it is unrelated to the Higgs boson [1]. Statement 3 is incorrect as the Higgs boson relates to the fundamental origin of mass and does not provide a mechanism for creating or improving nuclear fission fuels, which depend on nuclear binding energy and isotopic properties.

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1. [2] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 1: The Universe, The Big Bang Theory, Galaxies & Stellar Evolution > Degenerate Matter > p. 11
2. [1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4247396/