Chromosome number of human meiocyte is:

The correct answer is Option (2) → 46

A meiocyte is diploid. Human body cells have 46 chromosomes, so a human meiocyte has 46; meiosis halves it to 23 in the gametes.

Option (2) 46 — Correct. Meiocytes are the cells that undergo meiosis to form gametes, so they are diploid. In humans the meiocyte has 46 chromosomes, and the gametes formed from it have 23.

NCERT Extract:
Gametogenesis – “… Each spermatogonium is diploid and contains 46 chromosomes. Some of the spermatogonia called primary spermatocytes periodically undergo meiosis. A primary spermatocyte completes the first meiotic division (reduction division) leading to formation of two equal, haploid cells called secondary spermatocytes, which have only 23 chromosomes each.”