in nature.
b) They can postpone justice and intervene in the independence of real victims.
c) They are not rigid to bear punishment to the guilty.
d) They are only applicable in some states in India.
Answer: b) They can postpone justice and tamper with the independence of true victims.
Rationale: The article states that critics claim that these mechanisms are causing justice to move slowly, are disrupting the independence of women, and are not backed by laws.
Article 8: Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Defence Pact.
The essence of new agreement of defence between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is as follows:
a) Saudi Arabia will have troops based in Pakistan.
b) A party shall be aggressive to one and there shall be an aggression to both.
c) Pakistan will market nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia.
d) Both the countries will combine their assault to a third country.
Response: b) A violence against any will be viewed as a violence against both.
Explanation: The main aspect of the agreement, which is outlined in the article, is that any aggression towards either of the countries could be considered to be aggression towards both.
How did the initial reaction of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in India towards the pact end up being?
a) With a vehement disapproval and war threat.
b) By signing a comparable agreement with Iran.
c) In a rather modest manner, referring to it as a formalization of a relationship that was there previously.
d) Dismissing the ambassador of Saudi Arabia.
Response: c) With an apologetic remark, using the term a formalization of an existing relationship.
Explanation: According to the article, the Indian MEA released a restrained statement admitting that the accord was just the formalization of a relationship that had been in existence over the years.
Article 9: Pacific Reach 2025 & INS Nistar.
What is the overall mission of INS Nistar the ship that took part in Exercise Pacific Reach?
a) An aircraft carrier
b) A guided-missile destroyer
c) A Diving Support Vessel (DSV)
d) A nuclear-powered sub.
Response: c) A Diving Support Vessel (DSV).
Explanation: The paper has brought INS Nistar as the Diving Support Vessel (DSV) of the Indian Navy.
What is the correspondence of high indigenous content (more than 80 percent) of INS Nistar?
a) The Non-Aligned Movement
b) Aatmanirbhar Bharat (Self reliant India) program.
c) United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
d) The Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Response: b) Aatmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) program.
Explanation: According to the article, the indigenous construction of the vessel demonstrates how technologically progressive India and worrying about self-reliance is with the Aatmanirbhar Bharat program.
Article 10: Freedom Edge Exercise 2025.
Which are the three countries that are taking part in the Freedom Edge trilateral exercise?
a) India, USA, Japan
b) South Korea, USA, Japan
c) USA, Australia, Philippines
d) Japan, South-Korea, Australia.
Response: b)