Q2. Which of the following statements with respect to the International Atomic Energy Agency is incorrect?
b) It was created in 1967 in response to the deep fears and expectations generated by the discoveries and diverse uses of nuclear technology.
It was created in 1957.
The IAEA plays an active part in helping the international community achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It helps countries to use nuclear and isotopic techniques and thereby contribute directly to attaining nine of the 17 Goals.
Through the IAEA, and its partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), countries around the world are improving food security and agriculture by using nuclear and isotopic techniques to protect plants from insect pests and to breed new plant varieties that show, for example, improved crop yields, disease resistance or drought tolerance.