Consider the following statements:

1. The Charter of the United Nations Organization was adopted at Geneva, Switzerland in June, 1945.
2. India was admitted to the United Nations Organization in the year 1945.
3. The Trusteeship Council of the United Nations Organization was established to manage the affairs of territories detached from Japan and Italy after the Second World War or such territories not under the control of a country at that time.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 2 only
3. 2 and 3
4. 3 only

Explanation

Option (c) is correct

• Statement 1 is incorrect because the Charter of the United Nations was adopted at San Francisco, USA in June 1945, not at Geneva, Switzerland. Statement 2 is correct as India was admitted to the United Nations in 1945 as one of its original members. Statement 3 is also correct since the Trusteeship Council was established to supervise territories placed under the trusteeship system, including those detached from defeated Axis powers such as Japan and Italy after the Second World War, as well as other non-self-governing territories.

Answer: (c) 2 and 3