Consider the following statements about WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control WHO FCTC 1 It is...........

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Consider the following statements about WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC):

1.It is the first international public health treaty negotiated under the auspices of the WHO.

2.It provides a framework for supply and demand reduction measures for tobacco control at the national, regional and global levels.

3.It envisages elimination of all forms of illicit trade in tobacco products and applicable to both smoking and chewing or smokeless tobacco forms as negotiated and adopted under the convention.

4.India is not a party to WHO FCTC.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Only One

Only Two

Only Three

All Four

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Explanation:

It is the first international public health treaty negotiated under the auspices of the WHO. (Correct - The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is indeed the first international public health treaty negotiated under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO).)

It provides a framework for supply and demand reduction measures for tobacco control at the national, regional, and global levels. (Correct - The FCTC provides a comprehensive framework for both supply and demand reduction measures to control tobacco at different levels.)

It envisages the elimination of all forms of illicit trade in tobacco products and is applicable to both smoking and chewing or smokeless tobacco forms as negotiated and adopted under the convention. (Correct - The FCTC includes provisions to address illicit trade in tobacco products and applies to both smoking and smokeless forms of tobacco.)

India is not a party to WHO FCTC. (Incorrect - India is a party to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The country ratified the convention on February 5, 2005.)

So, the correct combination is "1, 2, and 3 only,"