UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2022

With reference to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, consider the following statements: 1. A coastal state has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles, measured from baseline determined in accordance with the convention. 2. Ships of all states, whether coastal or land-locked, enjoy the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea. 3. The exclusive economic zone shall not extend beyond 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

1, 2 and 3

Explanation

All three statements correctly describe UNCLOS provisions: territorial sea limited to 12 nautical miles, right of innocent passage for ships of all states, and the EEZ extending up to 200 nautical miles from the baseline.

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