Consider the following statements: 1. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) provides that everyone shall have the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. 2. Although India agrees in principle with the ethos o

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Q: 13 (CDS-I/2024)
Consider the following statements:
1. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) provides that everyone shall have the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
2. Although India agrees in principle with the ethos of ICCPR, it has not yet ratified it fully.

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

CDS-I

Statement 1 is correct as the ICCPR recognizes the right to legal recognition. However, statement 2 is incorrect because India has ratified the ICCPR. Thus, the correct answer is option a.