With reference to the United Nations, consider the following statements : 1. The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of UN consists of 24 member States. 2. It is elected by a 2/3 majority of The General Assembly for a 3-year term. Which of the statements

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Q: 110 (IAS/2009)
With reference to the United Nations, consider the following statements :
1. The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of UN consists of 24 member States.
2. It is elected by a 2/3 majority of The General Assembly for a 3-year term.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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General Knowledge

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IAS

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{'member states': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'united nations': [0, 0, 0, 4], 'un': [1, 0, 4, 14], 'social council': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'ecosoc': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'general assembly': [1, 1, 4, 3], 'majority': [8, 3, 4, 5]}

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is not comprised of 24 member states, making statement 1 incorrect. However, the members of the ECOSOC are indeed elected by a two-thirds majority of the General Assembly for a three-year term, making statement 2 accurate.

To breakdown the options, option 1 suggests only the first statement is correct, which we`ve identified as false. Option 2 surmises that only the second statement is accurate, and as explained, this is indeed the factual option.

Option 3 proposes that both statements are correct, which we`ve established is incorrect due to the first statement`s error. Lastly, option 4 suggests that neither statement is correct, which we`ve identified as incorrect based on the accuracy of statement 2.

Thus, the explanation shows why option 2 (2 only) is the correct answer. The members of ECOSOC are elected by a two-thirds majority of the General Assembly for a three-year term.