In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.
Assertion: The Biological Weapons Convention took place in 1983.
Reason: The Biological Weapons Convention aimed at banning the use of biological weapons.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option 3 - The assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct
Assertion: The Biological Weapons Convention took place in 1983. (INCORRECT)
Reason: The Biological Weapons Convention aimed at banning the use of biological weapons. (CORRECT)
CORRECTION in Assertion: The Biological Weapon Convention (BWC) did not take place in 1983. The Biological Weapon Convention took place in 1972.
The Reason is a correct statement about the purpose of the Biological Weapon Convention.
The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) effectively prohibits the development, production, acquisition, transfer, stockpiling and use of biological and toxin weapons. It was the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning an entire category of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).