Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 2 is correct. India was among the original 50 signatories of the United Nations Charter and became a founding member of the United Nations in 1945, even before achieving independence.
Statement 3 is correct. The Trusteeship Council was established as one of the principal organs of the United Nations. Its primary objective was to supervise the administration of Trust Territories placed under the international trusteeship system. These territories included former mandates of the League of Nations, territories detached from enemy states (such as Japan and Italy) as a result of the Second World War, and territories voluntarily placed under the system by administering powers. The Council aimed to promote the advancement of the inhabitants of these territories towards self-government or independence. The Trusteeship Council suspended operations on 1 November 1994, after Palau, the last remaining trust territory, achieved independence.
Statement 1 is incorrect. The Charter of the United Nations was adopted and signed on 26 June 1945, at the United Nations Conference on International Organization held in San Francisco, United States, not Geneva, Switzerland. The Charter officially came into force on 24 October 1945.
Option (1) is incorrect as it includes statement 1, which is false.
Option (2) is incorrect as it omits statement 3, which is correct.
Option (4) is incorrect as it omits statement 2, which is correct.