Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Assertion A: The nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty NPT of 1968 was an arms control Treaty which regulated the non-acquisition of nuclear weapons, that were tested and manufactured after 1967.
Reason R: The NPT did not abolish the Nuclear weapons, rather it limited the number of countries that could have them.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
1. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
2. Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
3. A is correct but R is not correct
4. A is not correct but R is correct

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The correct answer is Option 4: A is not correct but R is correct

Assertion A: The nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty NPT of 1968 was an arms control Treaty which regulated the non-acquisition of nuclear weapons, that were tested and manufactured after 1967. This is incorrect. The correct sentence should be "The nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty NPT of 1968 was an arms control Treaty which regulated the acquisition of nuclear weapons, that were tested and manufactured after 1967."

Reason R: The NPT did not abolish the Nuclear weapons, rather it limited the number of countries that could have them. This statement is Correct.

NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): 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. The NPT did not abolish nuclear weapons; rather, it limited the number of countries that could have them.