Arrange the major treaties/events related to international politics in the correct chronological order.
A. Chemical Weapons Convention
B. Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty
C. Terrorist attack on World Trade Centre
D. Biological Weapons Convention
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → B, D, A, C
(B) Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty — 1968.
(D) Biological Weapons Convention — 1972.
(A) Chemical Weapons Convention — 1997.
(C) Terrorist attack on World Trade Centre — 11 September 2001.
NCERT (2025-26): “Traditional Security and Cooperation … Traditional views of security do not rule out other forms of cooperation as well. The most important of these are disarmament, arms control, and confidence building. Disarmament requires all states to give up certain kinds of weapons. For example, the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) banned the production and possession of these weapons. More than 155 states acceded to the BWC and 193 states acceded to the CWC. Both conventions included all the great powers.… Traditional Security and Cooperation … The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) of 1968 was an arms control treaty in the sense that it regulated the acquisition of nuclear weapons: those countries that had tested and manufactured nuclear weapons before 1967 were allowed to keep their weapons; and those that had not done so were to give up the right to acquire them.… New Sources of Threats … Since 11 September 2001 when terrorists attacked the World Trade Centre in America, other governments and public have paid more attention to terrorism, though terrorism itself is not new.…” |