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Which of the following statements about the Hastings Plan of 1772 is/ are correct?

1. Each district was to have a civil and a criminal Court.

2. The Judges were helped by native assessors who were skilled in Hindu and Islamic laws.

3. The Sadar Diwani Adalat was mainly meant to settle mercantile cases exceeding 10,000 in value.

4. These Courts did not put into place any preceding improvements.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A)  1 and 2

B)  3 and 4

C)  2 and 4

D)  2 only