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India joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
Question: Recently India joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) as a
full member. India joined as the-
(a) 34th Member
(b) 35th Member
(c) 40th Member
(d) 42nd Member
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
On 27 June 2016 India joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) as a full
member at a ceremony in South Block, attended by Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar and
diplomats from the Netherlands, France and Luxembourg missions.
India become the 35th member of the Regime.
The membership will strengthen the international efforts to prevent proliferation of
delivery systems (ballistic missiles or unmanned aircraft) capable of delivering weapons
of mass destruction.
MTCR membership will now enable India to buy high-end missile technology and also
enhance its joint ventures with Russia.
The aim of the MTCR is to restrict the proliferation of missiles, complete rocket systems,
unmanned air vehicles and related technology for those systems capable of carrying a
500 kilogramme payload for at least 300 kilometres, as well as systems intended for the
delivery of weapons of mass destruction.
The annual plenary meeting of the MTCR will be held in the Republic of Korea in
October 2016.
The MTCR was originally established in 1987 by Canada, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Question: Recently India joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) as a
full member. India joined as the-
(a) 34th Member
(b) 35th Member
(c) 40th Member
(d) 42nd Member
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
On 27 June 2016 India joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) as a full
member at a ceremony in South Block, attended by Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar and
diplomats from the Netherlands, France and Luxembourg missions.
India become the 35th member of the Regime.
The membership will strengthen the international efforts to prevent proliferation of
delivery systems (ballistic missiles or unmanned aircraft) capable of delivering weapons
of mass destruction.
MTCR membership will now enable India to buy high-end missile technology and also
enhance its joint ventures with Russia.
The aim of the MTCR is to restrict the proliferation of missiles, complete rocket systems,
unmanned air vehicles and related technology for those systems capable of carrying a
500 kilogramme payload for at least 300 kilometres, as well as systems intended for the
delivery of weapons of mass destruction.
The annual plenary meeting of the MTCR will be held in the Republic of Korea in
October 2016.
The MTCR was originally established in 1987 by Canada, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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