Consider the following statements:

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit is only Indian United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) President to date.

The UN Security Council (UNSC) have ten non-permanent members.

Permanent members have veto power in both UNSC and UNGA.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit is only Indian United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) President to date.: This statement is correct. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the first Indian woman to become the President of UNGA in 1953. She is also the only Indian to be president of UNGA so far.
The UN Security Council (UNSC) have ten non-permanent members.: This statement is correct. The UNSC has 15 members in total of which 5 are permanent members and 10 are non-permanent members. The non-permanent members are elected for 2-year terms.
Permanent members have veto power in both UNSC and UNGA.: This statement is incorrect. The veto power is held only by the 5 permanent members of the UNSC - USA, UK, France, Russia and China. There is no veto power in the UNGA.

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Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit is only Indian United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) President to date.: This statement is correct. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the first Indian woman to become the President of UNGA in 1953. She is also the only Indian to be president of UNGA so far.
The UN Security Council (UNSC) have ten non-permanent members.: This statement is correct. The UNSC has 15 members in total of which 5 are permanent members and 10 are non-permanent members. The non-permanent members are elected for 2-year terms.
Permanent members have veto power in both UNSC and UNGA.: This statement is incorrect. The veto power is held only by the 5 permanent members of the UNSC - USA, UK, France, Russia and China. There is no veto power in the UNGA.