UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 25
Consider the following statements :
- The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) has a 'Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air'.
- The UNCAC is the ever-first legally binding global anti-corruption instrument.
- A highlight of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) is the inclusion of a specific chapter aimed at returning assets to their rightful owners from whom they had been taken illicitly.
- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is mandated by its member States to assist in the implementation of both UNCAC and UNTOC.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C
Explanation:
UNCAC is the first comprehensive legally binding global anti-corruption convention and UNODC supports it alongside UNTOC. Migrant smuggling is covered by a UNTOC protocol; UNCAC, not UNTOC, has a major asset-recovery chapter.
Statement / Pair Analysis:
1 (Incorrect): The Migrant Smuggling Protocol supplements UNTOC, not UNCAC.
2 (Correct): UNCAC is the first globally binding and comprehensive anti-corruption treaty.
3 (Incorrect): Asset recovery with a specific chapter is a prominent feature of UNCAC, not UNTOC.
4 (Correct): UNODC provides technical support for implementation of both conventions.
Option-wise Analysis:
A (Incorrect): It includes false item 1 (The Migrant Smuggling Protocol supplements UNTOC, not UNCAC); includes false item 3 (Asset recovery with a specific chapter is a prominent feature of UNCAC, not UNTOC); omits true item 2 (UNCAC is the first globally binding and comprehensive anti-corruption treaty); omits true item 4 (UNODC provides technical support for implementation of both conventions).
B (Incorrect): It includes false item 3 (Asset recovery with a specific chapter is a prominent feature of UNCAC, not UNTOC).
C (Correct): Includes all and only the true statements/pairs.
D (Incorrect): It includes false item 1 (The Migrant Smuggling Protocol supplements UNTOC, not UNCAC); includes false item 3 (Asset recovery with a specific chapter is a prominent feature of UNCAC, not UNTOC).