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External sector & international economic bodies

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Prelims 2026 · Q64

Hard Provisional key Dropped by UPSC

निम्नलिखित में से किन अंतर्राष्ट्रीय कन्वेंशनों का भारत ने अनुसमर्थन नहीं किया है ?

  1. 1.रोज़गार नीति पर कन्वेंशन
  2. 2.बलात्श्रम के अंत पर कन्वेंशन
  3. 3.सभी प्रवासी श्रमिकों और उनके परिवार के सदस्यों के अधिकारों के संरक्षण पर अंतर्राष्ट्रीय कन्वेंशन
  4. 4.युद्ध के समय सिविलियन व्यक्तियों के संरक्षण से संबंधित जिनेवा कन्वेंशन
  5. 5.राज्यविहीनता (Statelessness) को कम करने पर कन्वेंशन

नीचे दिए गए कूट का प्रयोग कर उत्तर चुनिए :

Read this question in English

Which of the following international conventions have not been ratified by India?

1. Employment Policy Convention

2. Abolition of Forced Labour Convention

3. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

4. Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War

5. Convention on Reduction of Statelessness

Select the answer using the code given below:

(a) 2 and 4 · (b) 1 and 2 · (c) 3 and 4 only · (d) 3, 4 and 5

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

UPSC dropped this question from evaluation in its final answer key.

UPSC dropped this question from evaluation in its final answer key. India has not joined the UN Migrant Workers Convention of 1990 or the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. It has, however, ratified the ILO Employment Policy Convention and the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, so options (a) and (b) cannot be right.

  • ✗ 1. India has ratified the ILO Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122); NORMLEX records the ratification on 17 Nov 1998, so it is not one of the conventions India has left unratified.
  • ✗ 2. India has ratified the ILO Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105); NORMLEX records the ratification on 18 May 2000, so it is not one of the unratified conventions.
  • ✓ 3. India is not a party to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (1990); the UN Treaty Collection participants list has no entry for India.
  • ✓ 5. India is not a party to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness; the UN Treaty Collection participants list has no entry for India.

Remember · India has not joined the 1990 Migrant Workers Convention or the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (UN Treaty Collection); it has ratified ILO C122 (1998) and C105 (2000).

Sources

Question and answer: UPSC's provisional GS Paper I (2026, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 1 Oct 2026 (how we verify). Permalink ·

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