{"id":2328,"date":"2024-05-01T17:49:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T12:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2328"},"modified":"2024-05-01T17:49:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T12:19:22","slug":"q-with-reference-to-organization-for-the-prohibition-of-chemical-weapons-opcw-consider-the-following-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-organization-for-the-prohibition-of-chemical-weapons-opcw-consider-the-following-statements","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to \u2018Organization for the prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)\u2019 consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. It is an\u00a0organization of European Union\u00a0<\/strong>in working relation with NATO and WHO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. It monitors chemical industry to prevent new weapons free emerging<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. It provides assistance and protection to Stated Parties against chemical weapons threats.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • 1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1,2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Answer:<\/strong> (b) 2 and 3 only<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW):<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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      • It is the implementing body of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Mission<\/strong>: To implement the provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)<\/strong>\u00a0in order to achieve the OPCW\u2019s vision of a\u00a0world that is free of chemical weapons and of the threat of their use<\/strong>, and in which cooperation in chemistry for peaceful purposes for all is fostered.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Its\u00a0headquarters\u00a0<\/strong>are located in\u00a0The Hague, Netherlands.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The OPCW\u00a0receives states-parties\u2019 declarations detailing chemical weapons-related activities\u00a0<\/strong>or materials and relevant industrial activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The OPCW is\u00a0authorized to perform inspections<\/strong>\u00a0to verify that signatory states are complying with the convention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • It also\u00a0performs testing of sites and victims of suspected chemical weapons attacks<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • OPCW reports<\/strong>\u00a0on its inspections and other activities\u00a0to the UN through the office of the secretary-general.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The OPCW was awarded the\u00a0Nobel Peace Prize in 2013.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC):<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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        • It is a\u00a0multilateral treaty that bans chemical weapons<\/strong>\u00a0and requires their destruction within a specified period of time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • It\u00a0entered into force on April 29, 1997.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • The CWC requires states-parties to declare in writing to the OPCW their chemical weapons stockpiles<\/strong>, chemical weapons production facilities (CWPFs), relevant chemical industry facilities, and other weapons-related information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • The\u00a0CWC is open to all nations and currently has 193 states-parties.<\/strong>\n
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          • India<\/strong>\u00a0signed the treaty in\u00a0January 1993.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Convention Prohibits:<\/strong>\n
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            • The development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, or retention of chemical weapons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Transferring of chemical weapons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Using chemical weapons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Assisting other States to indulge in activities that are prohibited by the CWC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Using riot-control devices as \u2018warfare methods\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Indian Initiative:<\/strong>\n
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              • The\u00a0Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000<\/strong>\u00a0was passed to implement the CWC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • It provided for the establishment of a\u00a0National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention or NACWC.<\/strong>\u00a0This institution, formed in 2005, is the\u00a0chief liaison between the government of India and the OPCW.<\/strong>\u00a0It is an office in the Cabinet Secretariat of the GoI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW): Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC):<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[47],"years":[57],"class_list":["post-2328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc","category-prelims","tag-international-relations","years-57"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"},{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"}],"post_tag":[{"value":47,"label":"International Relations"}],"years":[{"value":57,"label":"2016"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0},{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":47,"name":"International Relations","slug":"international-relations","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":47,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":79,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2328"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=2328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}