Consider the following statements about the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC): 1. OPCW is the implementing agency of the CWC, which came into force in 1997 as the first multilateral treaty to eliminate an entire category of weapons of mass destruction. 2. India is an original signatory to the CWC. 3. OPCW was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: D

Notes:

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct as OPCW is the implementing body of the CWC, which entered into force in 1997 and aims to eliminate chemical weapons globally.
Statement 2 is correct since India is one of the original signatories of the Convention.
Statement 3 is correct because OPCW was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013 for its efforts to eliminate chemical weapons.

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