After a successful switchover operation in a Data Guard environment, the new primary database (the former standby) will be open read-write (option A). If the former primary database transitions to a logical standby database, it will also be open read-write (option C), allowing it to apply redo data while servicing read-only queries. The former primary, if converted to a physical standby, will adopt the state that the former physical standby database was in prior to the switchover, which can vary based on the configuration prior to the switchover (option D). The state of a physical standby database can range from mounted to open read-only, depending on whether Real-Time Query was enabled. Thus, the exact state will depend on the pre-switchover setup. It's also essential to highlight that options B and E suggest specific states for a former primary turned logical standby, and a former primary turned physical standby, respectively, but these states are not fixed and depend on the configurations set up by the database administrators. References: The answers are corroborated by Oracle's documentation on Data Guard switchovers, specifically in the Oracle Data Guard Concepts and Administration guide, which explains the roles and states of databases in a Data Guard configuration before and after switchovers.