Quiz


Instructions: Choose the BEST response to the following questions.

Q.1

Which treaty establishes the African NWFZ?

 A) Treaty of Pelindaba
 B) Treaty of Tlatelolco
 C) Treaty of Rarotonga
 D) Treaty of Bangkok

Q.2

Which country declared its single state nuclear-free-status before the 47th session of the United Nations General Assembly?

 A) Japan
 B) Mongolia
 C) Norway
 D) New Zealand

Q.3

Which NWFZ was opened for signature on February 14, 1967?

 A) Treaty of Bangkok
 B) Treaty of Tlatelolco
 C) Treaty of Rarotonga
 D) Treaty of Pelindaba

Q.4

Which one of the following treaties does not establish a NWFZ?

 A) The Antarctic Treaty
 B) Outer Space Treaty
 C) The Seabed Treaty
 D) The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea

Q.5

Which incident led to the establishment of the NWFZ in Latin America and the Caribbean?

 A) Haiti Invasion
 B) Cuban Missile Crisis
 C) Bay of Pigs Invasion
 D) Chilean Revolution

Q.6

In which article of the NPT is the right to establish a NWFZ mentioned?

 A) Article III
 B) Article IV
 C) Article VI
 D) Article VII

Q.7

Which country was the last to ratify the Treaty of Tlatelolco?

 A) Argentina
 B) Brazil
 C) Cuba
 D) Mexico

Q.8

What is the acronym of the regional organization established to oversee the implementation of the Tlatelolco treaty?

 A) IAEA
 B) ABACC
 C) OPANAL
 D) UNSCOM

Q.9

Which non-signatory to the Partial Test Ban Treaty conducted atmospheric nuclear tests in the South Pacific in 1963?

 A) United States
 B) United Kingdom
 C) France
 D) Russia

Q.10

Which of the following NWFZ treaties has not yet entered into force?

 A) Treaty of Tlatelolco
 B) Treaty of Bangkok
 C) Treaty of Pelindaba
 D) Treaty of Rarotonga

Q.11

Which African country had a clandestine nuclear weapons program, dismantled it voluntarily, and then acceded to the NPT in 1991?

 A) Algeria
 B) Libya
 C) South Africa
 D) Nigeria

Q.12

In protocols annexed to NWFZ treaties, what do the nuclear weapon states pledge to NWFZ treaty members?

 A) Not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against them (Negative Security Assurances)
 B) To offer technical support for peaceful use of nuclear energy for each member states of NWFZs.
 C) To retaliate if any country in a NWFZ is attacked with nuclear weapons.
 D) To ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

Q.13

Which protocol to the following NWFZ treaties has not been signed by any of the nuclear weapon states?

 A) Treaty of Tlatelolco
 B) Treaty of Rarotonga
 C) Treaty of Bangkok
 D) Treaty of Pelindaba

Q.14

In which of the following regions did establish a NWFZ in September 2006?

 A) the Middle East
 B) South Asia
 C) Central Asia
 D) Central Europe

Q.15

Which person played a key role in drafting the Treaty of Tlatelolco?

 A) Alfonso Garcia Robles
 B) Fidel Castro
 C) U-Thant
 D) F. W. De Klerk

 



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