Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: The Cold War Era

Question:

Starting in the 1960s, the two superpowers signed three significant agreements within a decade. Which of the following treaties was not signed during the 1960s and 70s?

A-Limited Test Ban Treaty

B- Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty I (START-I)

C- Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty II (START-II)

D- Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

E- Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

Options:

A and E

B and C

C and E

B and D

Correct Answer:

B and C

Explanation:

In time, therefore, the US and USSR decided to collaborate in limiting or eliminating certain kinds of nuclear and non-nuclear weapons. A stable balance of weapons, they decided, could be maintained through ‘arms control’. Starting in the 1960s, the two sides signed three significant agreements within a decade. These were the Limited Test Ban Treaty (1963) , Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (1968) and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (1972). Thereafter, the superpowers held several rounds of arms limitation talks and signed several more treaties to limit their arms.

STRATEGIC ARMS REDUCTION TREATY I (START-I) was signed in 1991.

STRATEGIC ARMS REDUCTION TREATY II (START-II) was signed in 1993.