Match List - I with List - II.
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | Biological Weapons Convention | (I) | 1992 |
| (B) | Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty | (II) | 1972 |
| (C) | Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty | (III) | 1968 |
| (D) | Chemical Weapons Convention | (IV) | 1972 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(A) Biological Weapons Convention — this matches (IV) 1972.
(B) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty — this matches (III) 1968.
(C) Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty — this matches (II) 1972.
(D) Chemical Weapons Convention — this matches (I) 1992.
Note: The pre-rationalised and 2023-24 NCERT books date the Chemical Weapons Convention to 1992, as this question does; the 2025-26 book and the NCERT book (2026-27) give 1997.
NCERT (2026-27): “Traditional Security and Cooperation … Disarmament requires all states to give up certain kinds of weapons. For example, the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) banned the production and possession of these weapons.… Traditional Security and Cooperation … Arms control regulates the acquisition or development of weapons. The Anti-ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty in 1972 tried to stop the United States and Soviet Union from using ballistic missiles as a defensive shield to launch a nuclear attack.… Traditional Security and Cooperation … The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) of 1968 was an arms control treaty in the sense that it regulated the acquisition of nuclear weapons:…” NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “Traditional Security and Cooperation … Disarmament requires all states to give up certain kinds of weapons. For example, the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and the 1992 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) banned the production and possession of these weapons.…” |