Which one of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

(A) Every whole number is a natural number.

(B) Every natural number is a whole number.

(C) Every integer is a whole number.

(D) Every rational number is a whole number

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Natural Numbers are counting numbers: $1, 2, 3, 4, 5...$

Whole Numbers are natural numbers plus zero: $0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...$

Integers are whole numbers plus negative numbers: $...-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3...$

Rational Numbers are any numbers that can be written as a fraction $\frac{p}{q}$: $\frac{1}{2}, \frac{3}{4}, 0.5, -2, 7...$

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Statement (A): Every whole number is a natural number.

Whole numbers include: $0, 1, 2, 3, 4...$

Natural numbers include: $1, 2, 3, 4...$

The number $0$ is a whole number but not a natural number.

Statement (A) is incorrect.

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Statement (B): Every natural number is a whole number.

Natural numbers: $1, 2, 3, 4, 5...$

Whole numbers: $0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...$

Every natural number $(1, 2, 3...)$ is also found in whole numbers.

Statement (B) is correct.

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Statement (C): Every integer is a whole number.

Integers include: $...-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3...$

Whole numbers include: $0, 1, 2, 3...$

The number $-5$ is an integer but not a whole number.

Statement (C) is incorrect.

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Statement (D): Every rational number is a whole number.

Rational numbers include fractions like $\frac{1}{2}, \frac{3}{4}, 0.75$

Whole numbers are only: $0, 1, 2, 3, 4...$

The number $\frac{1}{2}$ is a rational number but not a whole number.

Statement (D) is incorrect.

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Only statement (B) is correct.

Answer: (B) only