UPSC CSE Prelims

Correct Option: A Explanation: The India–IAEA Additional Protocol supplements safeguards through additional reporting and verification at declared civilian nuclear facilities; it does not open military sites to routine inspection or confer NSG membership. Option-wise Analysis: A: Correct - Correct as intended-civilian facilities under India’s safeguards arrangements are subject to enhanced IAEA verification; the protocol supplements rather than creates their base safeguards. B: Incorrect - India’s military nuclear installations are excluded from the agreed civilian safeguards framework. C: Incorrect - Uranium supply from NSG members is not an automatic legal entitlement created by this protocol. D: Incorrect - IAEA safeguards agreements and NSG membership are separate matters. Review Note: Technical distinction: India-specific civilian facility safeguards predated the Additional Protocol; the protocol expands assurance/information, not the initial placement of all reactors under safeguards.