Some important general properties of the electric field lines are given below:

(A) Field lines start from positive charges and end at negative charges
(B) In a charge-free region, electric field lines can be taken to be continuous curves without any breaks
(C) Electrostatic field lines form closed loops
(D) Two field lines can never cross each other 

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (B) and (D) only

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B) and (D) only

Correct general properties of electric field lines:

(A) Field lines start from positive charges and end at negative charges ✅

(B) In a charge-free region, electric field lines are continuous curves without any breaks ✅

(C) Electrostatic field lines do NOT form closed loops ❌ (They begin on positive and end on negative charges)

(D) Two field lines can never cross each other ✅

Thus, correct statements: (A), (B), (D)