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UPSC 2011: Recently, the USA decided to support India's membership in multi-lateral export control regimes called the "Australia Group" and the "Wassenaar Arrangement". What is the difference between them? 1. The Australia Group is an informal arrangement which aims to allow exporting countries to minimize the risk of assisting chemical and biological weapons proliferation, whereas the Wassenaar Arrangement is a formal group under the OECD holding identical objectives. 2. The Australia Group comprises predominantly of Asian, African and North American countries, whereas the member countries of Wassenaar Arrangement are predominantly from the European Union and American continents. 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
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2
The Australia Group is an informal voluntary arrangement that coordinates export controls to curb chemical and biological weapons proliferation; the Wassenaar Arrangement is likewise informal (not an OECD formal body) and targets exports of conventional arms and dual-use goods. Membership of both groupings is dominated by European and North-American OECD states, not mainly Asian, African or North-American countries. Thus both statements are incorrect. ([superkalam.com](https://superkalam.com/upsc-prelims/previous-year-question-paper/2011/gs/international-relations?utm_source=openai))
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