JEE Main 2008 Physics question

This question contains Statement −1 and Statement-2. Of the four choices given after the statements, choose the one that best describes the two statements. Statement - I: Energy is released when heavy nuclei undergo fission or light nuclei undergo fusion. Statement - II: For heavy nuclei, binding energy per nucleon increases with increasing Z while for light nuclei it decrease with increasing Z.

• (1)Statement −1 is false, Statement −2 is true.
• (2)Statement - 1is true, Statement −2 is true; Statement −2 is correct explanation for Statement-1.
• (3)Statement −1 is true, Statement −2 is true; Statement −2 is not a correct explanation for Statement-1.
• (4)Statement −1 is true, Statement −2 is False.Correct