Consider the following statements 1. FIFA World Cup 2010 will be held in Argentina. 2. FIFA World Cup 2002 was held in Japan/ South Korea. 3. No team from Oceania took part in FIFA World Cup - 2006. Which of the statements given above is/ are correct ?

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Q: 97 (CDS-II/2006)
Consider the following statements
1. FIFA World Cup — 2010 will be held in Argentina.
2. FIFA World Cup — 2002 was held in Japan/ South Korea.
3. No team from Oceania took part in FIFA World Cup - 2006.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct ?

question_subject: 

Current Affairs

question_exam: 

CDS-II

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0,2,2,0,2,2,0

keywords: 

{'fifa world cup': [0, 0, 1, 3], 'argentina': [2, 0, 15, 12], 'oceania': [0, 1, 1, 0], 'team': [0, 0, 4, 1]}

The correct answer is option 3, which means that statement 2 only is correct.

Let`s dissect each statement to understand why option 3 is the correct answer.

Statement 1: "FIFA World Cup — 2010 will be held in Argentina." This statement is incorrect because the FIFA World Cup in 2010 was held in South Africa, not Argentina. Alert - correct answer should be option 2.

Statement 2: "FIFA World Cup — 2002 was held in Japan/ South Korea." This statement is correct. The FIFA World Cup in 2002 was co-hosted by Japan and South Korea.

Statement 3: "No team from Oceania took part in FIFA World Cup - 2006." This statement is incorrect. The FIFA World Cup in 2006 did have a team from Oceania participating, which was Australia.

Therefore, option 3, which states that statement 2 only is correct, is the correct answer.