Question

Assertion (A): India was opposed to the indefinite extension of NPT is 1995 and refused to sign NPT and CTBT both. 

Reason (R): India considers these treaties to be discriminatory and is against the monopoly of five nuclear weapon powers.

Choose the correct option: 

विकल्प

• Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct. and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

• Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

• Assertion (A) is incorrect, but Reason (R) is correct.

• Assertion (A) is correct, but Reason (R) is incorrect.

Answer 1

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct. and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Explanation:

India saw the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as discriminatory and declined to sign them. India objected to these treaties since they restricted other nuclear-armed countries while allowing only the P5 countries to keep their monopoly. India's 1995 opposition to the NPT's indefinite extension is directly supported by this logic.