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2024 · Q114

Which of the following statements about the International Court of Justice is/are correct?

  1. 1The Court consists of members, wherein two members cannot be nationals of the same State.
  2. 2The General Assembly and the Security Council proceed independently of one another to elect the members of the Court.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

General KnowledgeCurrent Affairs
  1. A1 only
  2. B2 only
  3. CBoth 1 and 2
  4. DNeither 1 nor 2

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: the International Court of Justice consists of 15 members, and the Statute provides that no two members may be nationals of the same state. Statement 2 is correct: the General Assembly and the Security Council proceed independently of one another to elect the members of the Court, a candidate needing an absolute majority in both. Both statements are correct, so the answer is (C).