A small positively$-$charged sphere is located at the centre of an uncharged spherical conducting shell. Which one of the following statements is correct?

$($A$)$ In the interior of the conducting shell $($the shaded part$)$ the electric field is zero.

$($B$)$ In the interior of the conducting shell $($the shaded part$)$ the electric field

$($C$)$ lines point radially outward from the centre. In the interior of the conducting shell $($the shaded part$)$ the electric field lines point radially inward to the centre.

D$)$ There is a negative charge distributed uniformly throughout the conducting shell $($the shaded part$).$

$($E$)$ There is a positive charge distributed uniformly throughout the conducting shell $($the shaded part$).$