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Correct Answer: Option (A) — 1 and 2 only
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is correct: India deposited its instrument of acceptance for the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) in April 2016. Statement 2 is correct: The TFA was agreed upon at the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference held in Bali in December 2013 as part of the Bali Package. Statement 3 is incorrect: The TFA entered into force on 22 February 2017, when two-thirds of WTO members completed their domestic ratification process.
Specific timeline statements with exact months and years (like January 2016) are frequently modified in UPSC questions.
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