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Treaties and Pacts — Static GK Questions & Practice

Practise 23 Treaties and Pacts questions from Static GK for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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1. The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, formally ended which war?

  1. AWorld War I
  2. BWorld War II
  3. CFranco-Prussian War
  4. DNapoleonic Wars
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Answer: A

The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, formally ended World War I between Germany and the Allied Powers.

2. The Kyoto Protocol, adopted in 1997, is an international treaty aimed at addressing which global issue?

  1. AClimate change and greenhouse gas emissions
  2. BNuclear disarmament
  3. CInternational trade barriers
  4. DHuman rights violations
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Answer: A

The Kyoto Protocol committed industrialized nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change.

3. The Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015, primarily deals with which global issue?

  1. AClimate change mitigation
  2. BNuclear non-proliferation
  3. CTrade tariffs
  4. DMaritime boundaries
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Answer: A

The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change, adopted at COP21 in 2015.

4. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) opened for signature in which year?

  1. A1968
  2. B1945
  3. C1972
  4. D1996
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Answer: A

The NPT was opened for signature in 1968 and entered into force in 1970, aiming to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.

5. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) aims to ban what activity worldwide?

  1. AAll nuclear explosions/testing
  2. BNuclear power generation
  3. CNuclear fuel trade
  4. DNuclear waste disposal
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Answer: A

The CTBT, adopted in 1996, seeks to ban all nuclear explosions for both civilian and military purposes.

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