With reference to the Indian Ocean', which of the following statements is/are correct?1.It was called by the Ancient Greeks as Erythraean Sea.2.It is spread on the either side of equator.Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. A

   Only 2

   Only 2. The Erythraean-Sea name is also keyed.

2. B

   Neither 1 nor 2

   Neither. Both textbook lines hold.

3. C

   Both 1 and 2

   Both 1 and 2. Greeks used Erythraean Sea for the Indian Ocean / Red Sea complex. The ocean straddles the equator.

4. D

   Only 1

   Only 1. The equatorial spread is also keyed.

Summary. Official key is (c) both. Erythraean Sea; astride the equator. Also note: Periplus — Erythraean Sea trade text; Equator — Cuts near Maldives–Sumatra belt; Arabian / Bay — Two northward limbs; Red Sea — Sometimes the narrower Greek use.