Consider the following statements:1.The Rohingya are an ethnic group from Myanmar.2.India has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).3.Refugees in India cannot be detained under the Foreigners Act, 1946.Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q. Consider the following statements:
1.The Rohingya are an ethnic group from Myanmar.
2.India has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
3.Refugees in India cannot be detained under the Foreigners Act, 1946.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation –

Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Rohingya are an ethnic group from Myanmar. India has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

Statement 3 is incorrect. India does not have a specific refugee policy and isn’t a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention. This means refugees can be detained under the Foreigners Act, 1946.

Source: ForumIAS

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