UPSC Prelims 2007 · General Studies
Question 16: Science and Technology
Recently, the European Union and six other countries including India signed the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Project. Which one of the following was NOT a signatory to it?
AnswerThe answer is (a).
ITER, the fusion reactor to be built at Cadarache in France, was signed in Paris in November 2006 by the European Union, India, Japan, China, South Korea, Russia and the USA. India's membership was a late addition. Canada had been in the earlier talks but is not a signatory.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Correct: Canada did not sign the ITER agreement.
- (b) China is one of the seven parties.
- (c) Japan is a party.
- (d) The USA is a party.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2007, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.