Consider the following statements: 1. `SAMARTH 2014`, a national festival for showcasing the abilities of persons with disabilities, was organized recently in New Delhi by the Ministry of Culture. 2. India is a party to the United Nations Convention on th

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Q: 58 (NDA-I/2014)
Consider the following statements:
1. 'SAMARTH 2014', a national festival for showcasing the abilities of persons with disabilities, was organized recently in New Delhi by the Ministry of Culture.
2. India is a party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

General Knowledge

question_exam: 

NDA-I

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keywords: 

{'united nations convention': [0, 0, 0, 5], 'disabilities': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'national festival': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'rights': [0, 0, 1, 4], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'samarth': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'new delhi': [1, 0, 1, 2], 'abilities': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'culture': [5, 0, 2, 18], 'party': [10, 2, 7, 13]}

Option 1: `SAMARTH 2014`, a national festival for showcasing the abilities of persons with disabilities, was organized recently in New Delhi by the Ministry of Culture.

This statement states that `SAMARTH 2014` is a national festival for showcasing the abilities of persons with disabilities, organized by the Ministry of Culture in New Delhi. However, there is no information provided in the question that verifies the accuracy of this statement. Therefore, we cannot determine if this statement is correct or not.

Option 2: India is a party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

This statement claims that India is a party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This statement is correct as India signed and ratified the Convention on May 1, 2008, making it legally bound by its provisions. Therefore, this statement is correct.

Based on the analysis of both statements, it can be concluded that the correct answer is Option 2: 2 only.