Consider the following statements regarding asteroids: 1. Asteroids are rocky debris of varying sizes orbiting the Sun. 2. Most of the asteroids are small but some have diameter as large as 1000 km. 3. The orbit of asteroids lies between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn. Of these statements:

1. The question asks to evaluate three statements regarding asteroids. 2. Statement 1: Asteroids are rocky debris of varying sizes orbiting the Sun. This is a correct definition. Asteroids are minor planets, mostly found in the inner Solar System. 3. Statement 2: Most of the asteroids are small but some have diameter as large as 1000 km. This is also correct. The largest asteroid, Ceres, has a diameter of about 940 km. Many others are much smaller. 4. Statement 3: The orbit of asteroids lies between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn. This is incorrect. The main asteroid belt, containing the majority of known asteroids, lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, not Jupiter and Saturn. 5. Therefore, statements 1 and 2 are correct, while statement 3 is incorrect. 6. This corresponds to option (C).