UPSC Prelims 2015— Question 31

Correct answer: Option C. The Agreement on Agriculture and the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures are World Trade Organization agreements. The Peace Clause also arose in the WTO context, particularly around food security and subsidy disciplines. Therefore the institutional setting referred to by the question is the WTO rather than FAO, UNFCCC or UNEP. Option-wise analysis: Option A: “Food and Agriculture Organization” is incorrect. It does not match the specific fact, definition, institutional role, geographical association, or constitutional/economic principle required here. The key distinction is the one identified in the core explanation, so this option can be eliminated. Option B: “United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change” is incorrect. It does not match the specific fact, definition, institutional role, geographical association, or constitutional/economic principle required here. The key distinction is the one identified in the core explanation, so this option can be eliminated. Option C: “World Trade Organization” is correct. It directly matches the factual or conceptual requirement tested by the question and is supported by the principle explained above. Option D: “United Nations Environment Programme” is incorrect. It does not match the specific fact, definition, institutional role, geographical association, or constitutional/economic principle required here. The key distinction is the one identified in the core explanation, so this option can be eliminated. Prelims takeaway: Focus on the precise institutional role, constitutional provision, geographical association, or technical definition being tested. UPSC questions often place a broadly familiar fact beside a narrowly incorrect qualifier; identifying that qualifier is essential for elimination.