LIMITED TEST BAN TREATY (LTBT) banned nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space and under water signed by the US, UK and USSR in Moscow on ______.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → 5 August 1963
The Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT), which banned nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space and under water, was signed by the US, UK and USSR in Moscow on 5 August 1963; it entered into force on 10 October 1963.
Note: This question is taken from the chapter ‘The Cold War Era’ which was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT, including the NCERT book (2026-27).
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): Contemporary World Politics — Chapter 1: The Cold War Era, box ‘Arms Control Treaties’: Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT) … signed by the US, UK and USSR in Moscow on 5 August 1963.
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