Which among the following statements about international organisations are correct?
A. India joined the United Nations even before it got Independence.
B. The International Court of Justice is based in The Hague.
C. The Trusteeship Council was suspended with the independence of Palau.
D. The WTO was set up as the successor of GATT created after the First World War.
Choose correct answer from options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, B and C only
A. India joined the United Nations even before it got Independence. Correct. India joined the UN on 30 October 1945.
B. The International Court of Justice is based in The Hague. Correct. Its fifteen judges are elected for nine years by the General Assembly and the Security Council.
C. The Trusteeship Council was suspended with the independence of Palau. Correct. It was suspended on 1 November 1994, when Palau, the last UN trust territory, became independent.
D. The WTO was set up as the successor of GATT created after the First World War. Incorrect. The WTO was set up in 1995 as the successor to GATT, which was created after the Second World War.
NCERT: Contemporary World Politics — Chapter 4: International Organisations (2025-26)
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