Question

Consider the following statements about NPT and CTBT:

1. India has neither signed NPI nor ratified it.
2. India has signed CTBT but has not yet ratified it. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?  

विकल्प

• 1 only

• 2 only

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

1 only

Explanation: 

Neither the NPT nor the CTBT has been signed or ratified by India. India has refused to sign the Treaty, claiming that it is discriminatory, similar to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Even before it entered into force, the CTBT aided the cause of nuclear disarmament and test bans by discouraging member states from testing and producing nuclear weapons.