Consider the following: 1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern. 2. A Supreme Court was established at Calcutta by the Regulating Act, 1773. 3. The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860. Which of the statements is/are correct?

1. Statement 1 is incorrect. While Warren Hastings took some steps towards policing, Lord Cornwallis is generally credited with establishing a regular police force in India on the British pattern. 2. Statement 2 is correct. The Regulating Act, 1773 provided for the establishment of a Supreme Court at Fort William, Calcutta, which was established in 1774. 3. Statement 3 is correct. The Indian Penal Code (IPC) was drafted under the chairmanship of Thomas Babington Macaulay and submitted to the Governor-General of India Council in 1837. It was passed into law in 1860 and came into effect on 1 January 1862. The question likely refers to the year it was enacted (1860). 4. Based on the official answer key (B), statements 2 and 3 are correct.