With reference to Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures (CICA), consider the following statements: To be a member of CICA, a state must have at least a part of its territory in Asia. The idea of convening CICA was first proposed by India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Q. With reference to Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures (CICA), consider the following statements:
1. To be a member of CICA, a state must have at least a part of its territory in Asia.
2. The idea of convening CICA was first proposed by India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: A

Notes:

Statement 1 is correct

Statement 2 is incorrect: The idea was first proposed by the 1st President of Republic of Kazakhstan in 1992 at th 47th session of UN General Assembly.

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