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Read
the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while
answering some of the questions.
In 2009,
when Indian and American officials were finalising the terms of the End-User
Verification Agreement, the BJP, then in the Opposition, had accused the UPA
government of selling out to American interests.
Now, when a government led by
the BJP has signed off on another of a set of so-called four foundational agreements,
the Congress has repeated the same charge. The Logistics Exchange Memorandum of
Agreement (Lemoa), for India to sign off on which defence minister travelled to
the US and met US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter, raises the level of
defence cooperation between India and the US to a new level. It allows either
country’s armed forces to use the other’s facilities, of course, with mutual
consent.
If American planes or aircraft
carriers needed to use an Indian facility en route to, say, South China Sea,
they can. The pointed reference to freedom of navigation in the South
China Sea and respect for the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in
the joint statement on the second Indo-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue in
New Delhi, for which US Secretary of State John Kerry was in town, certainly
leaves no room for doubt on the operational dimensions of Indo-US defence
cooperation. During the Cold War, India had to befriend the Soviet Union in
order to ward off overt coercive pressure from the US.
In today’s world, it makes eminent sense for India to take up US
cooperation to make sure that an overbearing China does not forget its own
commitment to a peaceful rise. However, India’s defence cooperation is aimed at
securing India’s interests, including regional stability, and not intended to
target any power. Political class must learn to articulate this confidence
regardless of whether they occupy the ruling benches or the Opposition.
India’s challenge is not being roped in by any major power as its sidekick.
Rather, it is in being able to
develop the institutional capacity to engage with the rest of the world on an
ever-expanding range of issues with clarity on its own interests. It is not
enough to muddle through.
Q.1. The Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (Lemoa),
for India to sign off on which___________
(1) UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) could join
the meeting.
(2) Political class could learn to articulate the confidence.
(3) Prime Minister went for the growth of the nation.
(4) Country can grow.
(5) Defence minister travelled to the US and met US Secretary
of Defence Ashton Carter, raises the level of defence cooperation between India
and the US to a new level.
Q.2. Which of the following is possibly the most appropriate
title for the passage?
(1) American planes
(2) China and its commitment
(3) End-User Verification
Agreement
(4) Stop being defensive on
Indo-US ties
(5) India and its neighbouring
countries
Q.3. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the
passage?
(A) New Delhi, for which US Secretary of State John Kerry was in town,
certainly leaves no room for doubt on the operational dimensions of Indo-US
defence cooperation.
(B) If American planes or aircraft carriers needed to use an Indian facility en
route to, say, South China Sea, they can.
(C) India’s challenge is not being roped in by any major power as its sidekick.
(1) Only A
(2) Only C
(3) All A, B and C
(4) Only A and B
(5) Only B and C
Q.4. What should have India done during the Cold
War?
(1) India should have already prepared for
that.
(2) India should have signed off on which defence minister
travelled to the US.
(3) India had to befriend the Soviet Union in order to ward
off overt coercive pressure from the US
.
(4) India should have taken US cooperation.
(5) India should have waited for the help.
EXPLANATION- Answer lies in the 3rd
paragraph.
Q.5. Which of the following is FALSE,
according to the passage?
(A) When a government led by the BJP has signed off on
another of a set of so-called four foundational agreements, the Congress has
repeated the same charge.
(B) During the Cold War, India had to befriend the Soviet
Union in order to ward off overt coercive pressure from the US.
(C) India’s challenge is being roped in by any major power as
its sidekick.
(1) Only A
(2) Only B
(3) Only C
(4) Only B and C
(5) All A, B and C
Q.6-8. Choose the word most SIMILAR in
meaning to the word printed in bold, as used in the passage.
Q.6- EMINENT
(1) venial
(2) obtuse (3) very
important (4) extraordinary (5) common
Q.7- NAVIGATION
(1) system
(2) satisfaction (3) abort (4) shipping (5) sailor
Q.8. SIGN OFF
(1) support (2) abandon (3) begin (4) disqualify (5) catch
Q.9-10.Choose the word most OPPOSITE in
meaning to the word printed in bold, as used in the passage.
Q.9- OVERT
(1) open
(2) state (3) different (4) unclear (5) manifest
Q.10- OCCUPY
(1) ignore
(2) accept (3) enter (4) apply (5) absorb
ANSWERS-
Q1. (5)
Q2. (4)
Q3. (3)
Q4. (3)
Q5. (3)
Q6. (3)
Q7. (4)
Q8. (2)
Q9. (4)
Q10. (1)
