Sum of two prime numbers is always even.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Consider two prime numbers say $2$ and $3$ .
Sum of $2$ and $3$ $= 2 + 3$
$= 5$
Hence, sum of two prime numbers is not always even.
Therefore, the given statement is wrong.

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