The major plates that make up the most of the continents and the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean are seven.
When the earth's upper solid shell is break down then they will form major plates.
The major plates that are present on the earth are the African, Antarctic, Eurasian, North American, South American, India-Australian, and the Pacific plates.
Hence option (3) is correct i.e. 7.
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