Explanation : The initial solution of a transportation problem is said to be a non-degenerate basic feasible solution if it satisfies: (a)The solution must be feasible, i.e. it must satisfy all the supply and demand constraints. (b)The number of positive allocations must be equal to m1n21, where m is the number of rows and n is the number of columns. (c)All the positive allocations must be in independent positions. So, option (D) is correct.