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Question

Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): India's nuclear policy incorporates its unpreparedness to open its nuclear plants for international inspection.
Reason (R): India will not produce any nuclear bomb.

Select your answer from the code given below:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation
  3. (A) is true and (R) is false
  4. (A) is false but (R) is true

Answer:

Option C: (A) is true and (R) is false

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “(A) is true and (R) is false”.

India has consistently opposed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), arguing that they are discriminatory. This position is linked to its refusal to open its nuclear facilities for international inspection.

India conducted nuclear tests in 1998, declaring itself a nuclear weapons state.