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2018
Directions : 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.
Pakistan’s Army and political leadership are on “one page” to take dialogue with India forward, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday at the ground-breaking ceremony for the corridor. Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Bajwa was also present. The four-kilometre corridor from the border with India will allow pilgrims easy access and will be ready in time for Sikh founder Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary on November 23, 2019.
In a speech largely reaching out to the Indian government to “break the shackles of the past” and restart engagement, Mr. Khan also struck a discordant note on Kashmir, referring to the dispute as the “single issue” between India and Pakistan. India has maintained that terrorism sponsored by Pakistan is holding back the dialogue process. Asked about the reference, Ms. Badal told The Hindu that the remark didn’t change the Indian stand.
What does Mr. Khan mean by referring to the Kashmir dispute as the “single issue” between India and Pakistan?
- A.
According to Mr. Khan, there is only one issue between India and Pakistan which needs to be solved.
- B.
According to Mr. Khan, dispute on Kashmir is an issue among other important unresolved issues between India and Pakistan which has the highest importance.
- C.
According to Mr. Khan, Kashmir is a part of both India and Pakistan.
- D.
According to Mr. Khan, India and Pakistan have failed to resolve the issue between India and Pakistan.
- E.
None of the above
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Correct answer: A
Mr. Khan called Kashmir the 'single issue' between India and Pakistan. In the passage, that means he presented Kashmir as the only issue needing resolution between the two countries.