Question
Which of the following international conventions have not been ratified by India?
1. Employment Policy Convention
2. Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
3. Convention on Migrant Workers and their Families
4. Fourth Geneva Convention (Civilian Persons in War)
5. Convention on Reduction of Statelessness
Explanation
UPSC withdrew this question due to a factual inconsistency in the options.
Statement 1 — Incorrect: The Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (ILO No. 122) is a Governance (Priority) Convention. India ratified it in 1998.
Statement 2 — Incorrect: The Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (ILO No. 105) is a Fundamental Convention. India ratified it in 2000.
Statement 3 — Correct: India has neither signed nor ratified the 1990 Migrant Workers Convention.
Statement 4 — Incorrect: India ratified the Fourth Geneva Convention (1949) in 1950; hence, it should not be included among the unratified conventions.
Statement 5 — Correct: India has neither signed nor ratified the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
Therefore, the factually correct combination is 3 and 5. However, Option D states 3, 4 and 5, which is incorrect because Statement 4 is also factually incorrect.
Hence, no option correctly represents the answer, which is why UPSC withdrew the question.