Question

Consider the following statements.
$1$. North Atlantic Co-operation Council (NACC) is the name of the new organisation which has replaced the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
$2$. The United States of America and the United Kingdom became the members of the NATO when it was formed in the year $1949$.
Which of the statements given is/are correct?

• A. Only $1$
• B. Only $2$
• C. Both $1$ and $2$
• D. Neither $1$ nor $2$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Only $2$

The North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC) was established by the Allies on 20 December 1991 as a forum for dialogue and cooperation with NATO’s former Warsaw Pact adversaries. The NACC was succeeded by the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in 1997. NATO is an alliance of countries from Europe and North America. It provides a unique link between these two continents, enabling them to consult and cooperate in the field of defence and security, and conduct multinational crisis-management operations together.The United States of America and the United Kingdom were two of the founding members of the NATO.