The correct answer is option (1) - A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
The 1925 Geneva Protocol prohibits the use of chemical and biological weapons in war. It entered into force on 8 February 1928.
Partial Test Ban Treaty (1963), also known as the Limited Test Ban Treaty, banned nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space and under water. It was signed by the US, UK and USSR in Moscow on 5 August 1963 and entered into force on 10 October 1963.
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (1968)- Allows only the nuclear weapon states to have nuclear weapons and stops others from aquiring them. For the purposes of the NPT, a nuclear weapon state is one which has manufactured and exploded a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device prior to 1 January 1967. So there are five nuclear weapon states: US, USSR (later Russia), Britain, France and China. Signed in Washington, London, and Moscow on 1 July 1968. Entered into force on 5 March 1970. Extended indefinitely in 1995.
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty 1996 - The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1996, is an international treaty aimed at banning all nuclear explosions, whether for civilian or military purposes. The treaty seeks to eliminate all nuclear testing worldwide, thereby preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons and reducing the threat of nuclear war. |
